Sanskrit quote nr. 2892 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्घायाम्बुधिरिन्दुमण्डलमपि श्रीचन्दनं तण्डुलास् ।
तारा बिल्वदलं नभःसुरधुनी धूपः प्रदीपो रविः ॥arghāyāmbudhirindumaṇḍalamapi śrīcandanaṃ taṇḍulās |
tārā bilvadalaṃ nabhaḥsuradhunī dhūpaḥ pradīpo raviḥ ||
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.
Argha (अर्घ): defined in 9 categories.
Ambudhi (अम्बुधि): defined in 8 categories.
Indumandala (indumaṇḍala, इन्दुमण्डल): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shricandana (sricandana, śrīcandana, श्रीचन्दन): defined in 2 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार, tārā, तारा): defined in 27 categories.
Bilva (बिल्व): defined in 18 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Nabhas (नभस्): defined in 14 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Dhupa (dhūpa, धूप): defined in 15 categories.
Pradipa (pradīpa, प्रदीप): defined in 8 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “arghāyāmbudhirindumaṇḍalamapi śrīcandanaṃ taṇḍulās”
- arghāyā -
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argha (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ambudhir -
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ambudhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indumaṇḍalam -
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indumaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śrīcandanam -
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śrīcandana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse taṇḍulās
- Line 2: “tārā bilvadalaṃ nabhaḥsuradhunī dhūpaḥ pradīpo raviḥ”
- tārā* -
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tāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bilva -
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bilva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bilva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dalam -
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dala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nabhaḥsu -
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nabhas (noun, masculine)[locative plural]nabhas (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhunī -
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- dhūpaḥ -
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dhūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradīpo* -
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pradīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raviḥ -
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ravi (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 2892 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.