Sanskrit quote nr. 3127 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलभन्त नभःक्षेत्रे तारास्तरलकान्तयः ।
त्विषं तुषारबीजानां नूतनाङ्कुरशालिनाम् ॥alabhanta nabhaḥkṣetre tārāstaralakāntayaḥ |
tviṣaṃ tuṣārabījānāṃ nūtanāṅkuraśālinām ||
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.
Nabh (नभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (नभ): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhas (नभस्): defined in 14 categories.
Kshetra (ksetra, kṣetra, क्षेत्र): defined in 18 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार, tārā, तारा): defined in 27 categories.
Tarala (तरल): defined in 10 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Tushara (tusara, tuṣāra, तुषार): defined in 14 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Nutana (nūtana, नूतन, nūtanā, नूतना): defined in 8 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “alabhanta nabhaḥkṣetre tārāstaralakāntayaḥ”
- alabhanta -
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√labh (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third plural]
- nabhaḥ -
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nabhas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]nabhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nabh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣetre -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tārās -
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tāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tarala -
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tarala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tarala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntayaḥ -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tviṣaṃ tuṣārabījānāṃ nūtanāṅkuraśālinām”
- tviṣam -
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tviṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tviṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tuṣāra -
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tuṣāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṣāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bījānām -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bīja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- nūtanā -
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nūtana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nūtana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nūtanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅkura -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śālinām -
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śālin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śālin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
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 3127 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.