Sanskrit quote nr. 2772 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयि सखि निशा किं वा घस्रः शशी किमु भास्करः ।
स्फुरति पुरतः कामः किं वा ममास्ति स वल्लभः ॥ayi sakhi niśā kiṃ vā ghasraḥ śaśī kimu bhāskaraḥ |
sphurati purataḥ kāmaḥ kiṃ vā mamāsti sa vallabhaḥ ||
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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.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Ghasra (घस्र): defined in 6 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Purat (पुरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Hindi, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “ayi sakhi niśā kiṃ vā ghasraḥ śaśī kimu bhāskaraḥ”
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- niśā -
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niś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]niśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ghasraḥ -
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ghasra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kimu*bh
- bhāskaraḥ -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sphurati purataḥ kāmaḥ kiṃ vā mamāsti sa vallabhaḥ”
- sphurati -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- purataḥ -
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purataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]√pur (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vallabhaḥ -
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vallabha (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 2772 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.