Sanskrit quote nr. 3309 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अवाप्तैर्द्राघिम्णा परिचयमुदन्वत्तटभुवाम् ।
असौ भाति श्यामद्युतिभिरुदकैर्मेखलभुवः ॥avāptairdrāghimṇā paricayamudanvattaṭabhuvām |
asau bhāti śyāmadyutibhirudakairmekhalabhuvaḥ ||
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.
Avapta (avāpta, अवाप्त): defined in 4 categories.
Draghiman (drāghiman, द्राघिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Paricaya (परिचय): defined in 8 categories.
Udanvat (उदन्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tatabhu (taṭabhū, तटभू): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Shyama (syama, śyāma, श्याम): defined in 18 categories.
Dyuti (द्युति): defined in 9 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.
Mekhala (मेखल): defined in 15 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “avāptairdrāghimṇā paricayamudanvattaṭabhuvām”
- avāptair -
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avāpta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]avāpta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- drāghimṇā -
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drāghiman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- paricayam -
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paricaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- udanvat -
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udanvat (noun, masculine)[compound]udanvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taṭabhuvām -
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taṭabhū (noun, feminine)[genitive plural], [locative single]
- Line 2: “asau bhāti śyāmadyutibhirudakairmekhalabhuvaḥ”
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śyāma -
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śyāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śā (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]
- dyutibhir -
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dyuti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]dyuti (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- udakair -
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udaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mekhala -
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mekhala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mekhala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 3309 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.