Sanskrit quote nr. 2704 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अयमालोहितच्छायो मदेन मुखचन्द्रमाः ।
संनद्धोदयरागस्य चन्द्रस्य प्रतिगर्जति ॥

ayamālohitacchāyo madena mukhacandramāḥ |
saṃnaddhodayarāgasya candrasya pratigarjati ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Alu (ālu, आलु): defined in 10 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Mukhacandramas (मुखचन्द्रमस्): defined in 1 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 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, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Jainism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, 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: “ayamālohitacchāyo madena mukhacandramāḥ
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālo -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ālu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ālu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śāyo* -
  • śāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śā -> śāya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • madena -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mukhacandramāḥ -
  • mukhacandramas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃnaddhodayarāgasya candrasya pratigarjati
  • saṃnaddho -
  • saṃnaddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃnaddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃnaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udaya -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāgasya -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • candrasya -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • garjati -
  • gṛj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    garj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2704 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.

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