Sanskrit quote nr. 2888 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्कच्छायं तिरयति सुधालिप्तविद्युन्मतल्ली ।
चक्रप्रख्यं महति सुषमामण्डले दूरमग्नम् ॥arkacchāyaṃ tirayati sudhāliptavidyunmatallī |
cakraprakhyaṃ mahati suṣamāmaṇḍale dūramagnam ||
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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.
Arc (अर्च्): defined in 1 categories.
Acchaya (acchāya, अच्छाय): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Alipta (ālipta, आलिप्त): defined in 7 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Matalli (matallī, मतल्ली): defined in 2 categories.
Cakra (चक्र): defined in 27 categories.
Prakhya (प्रख्य): defined in 5 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahati (mahatī, महती): defined in 10 categories.
Sushama (susama, suṣamā, सुषमा): defined in 8 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), 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: “arkacchāyaṃ tirayati sudhāliptavidyunmatallī”
- ark -
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arc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- acchāyam -
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acchāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acchāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acchāyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tira -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√tṝ (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ālipta -
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ālipta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālipta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyun -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidyut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- matallī -
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matallī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “cakraprakhyaṃ mahati suṣamāmaṇḍale dūramagnam”
- cakra -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]
- prakhyam -
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prakhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahati -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- suṣamām -
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suṣamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gnam -
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gnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2888 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.