Sanskrit quote nr. 2629 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं काणः शुक्रो विषमचरणः सूर्यतनयः ।
क्षताङ्गोऽयं राहुर्विकलमहिमा शीतकिरणः ॥ayaṃ kāṇaḥ śukro viṣamacaraṇaḥ sūryatanayaḥ |
kṣatāṅgo'yaṃ rāhurvikalamahimā śītakiraṇaḥ ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kana (kāṇa, काण): defined in 17 categories.
Shukra (sukra, śukra, शुक्र): defined in 15 categories.
Vishama (visama, viṣama, विषम): defined in 13 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Suryatanaya (sūryatanaya, सूर्यतनय): defined in 1 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत, kṣatā, क्षता): defined in 10 categories.
Angas (aṅgas, अङ्गस्): defined in 1 categories.
Angu (aṅgu, अङ्गु): defined in 2 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Vikala (विकल): defined in 12 categories.
Ahima (ahimā, अहिमा): defined in 2 categories.
Shitakirana (sitakirana, śītakiraṇa, शीतकिरण): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ayaṃ kāṇaḥ śukro viṣamacaraṇaḥ sūryatanayaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāṇaḥ -
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kāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śukro* -
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śukra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viṣama -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caraṇaḥ -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sūryatanayaḥ -
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sūryatanaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣatāṅgo'yaṃ rāhurvikalamahimā śītakiraṇaḥ”
- kṣatā -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- aṅgo' -
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aṅgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅgu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rāhur -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vikalam -
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vikala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahimā -
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ahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śītakiraṇaḥ -
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śītakiraṇa (noun, masculine)[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 2629 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.