Sanskrit quote nr. 2650 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं पुरः पार्वणशर्वरीशः ।
किं दर्पणोऽयं रजनीरमण्याः ॥ayaṃ puraḥ pārvaṇaśarvarīśaḥ |
kiṃ darpaṇo'yaṃ rajanīramaṇyāḥ ||
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.
Purah (puraḥ, पुरः): defined in 3 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Parvana (pārvaṇa, पार्वण): defined in 8 categories.
Sharvarisha (sarvarisa, śarvarīśa, शर्वरीश): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Rajani (रजनि, rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Ramani (ramaṇī, रमणी): defined in 10 categories.
Ramanya (ramaṇya, रमण्य, ramaṇyā, रमण्या): defined in 2 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), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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 puraḥ pārvaṇaśarvarīśaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puraḥ -
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puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]puraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārvaṇa -
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pārvaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārvaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarvarīśaḥ -
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śarvarīśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ darpaṇo'yaṃ rajanīramaṇyāḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- darpaṇo' -
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darpaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rajanīr -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]rajanī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- ramaṇyāḥ -
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ramaṇī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ramaṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ramaṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 2650 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.