Sanskrit quote nr. 1794 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्या प्रकामसुरतश्रमखिन्नदेहा रात्रिप्रजागरविपाटलनेत्रपद्मा ।
शय्यान्तदेशलुलिताकुलकेशपाशा निद्रां प्रयाति मृदुसूर्यकराभितप्ता ॥anyā prakāmasurataśramakhinnadehā rātriprajāgaravipāṭalanetrapadmā |
śayyāntadeśalulitākulakeśapāśā nidrāṃ prayāti mṛdusūryakarābhitaptā ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Prakama (prakāma, प्रकाम): defined in 2 categories.
Surata (सुरत): defined in 8 categories.
Shramakhinna (sramakhinna, śramakhinna, श्रमखिन्न): defined in 1 categories.
Deha (देह): defined in 12 categories.
Ratri (rātrī, रात्री): defined in 10 categories.
Prajagara (prajāgara, प्रजागर): defined in 3 categories.
Vipatalanetra (vipāṭalanetra, विपाटलनेत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Padma (padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Anta (ānta, आन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Desha (desa, deśa, देश): defined in 18 categories.
Lulita (लुलित, lulitā, लुलिता): defined in 4 categories.
Akulaka (अकुलक, akulakā, अकुलका): defined in 3 categories.
Shapa (sapa, śapa, शप): defined in 11 categories.
Ashas (asas, aśas, अशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Mridusurya (mrdusurya, mṛdusūrya, मृदुसूर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Abhitapta (abhitaptā, अभितप्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “anyā prakāmasurataśramakhinnadehā rātriprajāgaravipāṭalanetrapadmā”
- anyā -
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anī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prakāma -
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prakāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- surata -
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surata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sur (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- śramakhinna -
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śramakhinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śramakhinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dehā* -
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deha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- rātri -
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rātrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- prajāgara -
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prajāgara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prajāgara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipāṭalanetra -
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vipāṭalanetra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipāṭalanetra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padmā -
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padmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śayyāntadeśalulitākulakeśapāśā nidrāṃ prayāti mṛdusūryakarābhitaptā”
- śayyā -
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√śī -> śayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śī]√śī -> śayya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śī]śayyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ānta -
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ānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- deśa -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lulitā -
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lulita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lulita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lulitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lul -> lulita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lul class 1 verb]√lul -> lulita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lul class 1 verb]√lul -> lulitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √lul class 1 verb]
- akulake -
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akulaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]akulaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akulakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śapā -
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śapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√śap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aśā* -
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aśas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√śā (verb class 4)[aorist active second single]√śās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- nidrām -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mṛdusūrya -
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mṛdusūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛdusūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karā -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhitaptā -
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abhitaptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1794 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.