Sanskrit quote nr. 2844 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरश्मि बिम्बं सूर्यस्य वह्निं चैवांशुमालिनम् ।
दृष्ट्वैकादशमासात्तु नरो नोर्द्ध्वं तु जीवति ॥araśmi bimbaṃ sūryasya vahniṃ caivāṃśumālinam |
dṛṣṭvaikādaśamāsāttu naro norddhvaṃ tu jīvati ||
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.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Vahni (वह्नि): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Amshumalin (amsumalin, aṃśumālin, अंशुमालिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ekadashama (ekadasama, ekādaśama, एकादशम, ekādaśamā, एकादशमा): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Jivat (jīvat, जीवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil
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: “araśmi bimbaṃ sūryasya vahniṃ caivāṃśumālinam”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- raśmi -
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raśmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sūryasya -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- vahnim -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- aṃśumālinam -
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aṃśumālin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭvaikādaśamāsāttu naro norddhvaṃ tu jīvati”
- dṛṣṭvai -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ekādaśamā -
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ekādaśama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekādaśama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ekādaśamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asāt -
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√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- naro* -
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- Cannot analyse norddhvam*tu
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- jīvati -
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jīvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third 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 2844 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.