Sanskrit quote nr. 3324 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविज्ञातप्रयुक्तेन धर्षिता मम वाससा ।
संवृता शरदभ्रेण चन्द्रलेखेव शोभते ॥avijñātaprayuktena dharṣitā mama vāsasā |
saṃvṛtā śaradabhreṇa candralekheva śobhate ||
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.
Avijnata (avijñāta, अविज्ञात): defined in 4 categories.
Prayukta (प्रयुक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Dharshita (dharsita, dharṣita, धर्षित, dharṣitā, धर्षिता): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Samvrit (samvrt, saṃvṛt, संवृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samvrita (samvrta, saṃvṛtā, संवृता): defined in 10 categories.
Sharada (sarada, śarada, शरद): defined in 15 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Candralekha (चन्द्रलेख, candralekhā, चन्द्रलेखा): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Buddhist philosophy, Nepali, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “avijñātaprayuktena dharṣitā mama vāsasā”
- avijñāta -
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avijñāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avijñāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayuktena -
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prayukta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prayukta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dharṣitā* -
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dharṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dharṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhṛṣ -> dharṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dhṛṣ], [vocative plural from √dhṛṣ]√dhṛṣ -> dharṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dhṛṣ], [vocative plural from √dhṛṣ], [accusative plural from √dhṛṣ]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- vāsasā -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “saṃvṛtā śaradabhreṇa candralekheva śobhate”
- saṃvṛtā -
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saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]saṃvṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śarada -
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śarada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śarada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhre -
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√bhṛ (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- ṇa -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- candralekhe -
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candralekha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]candralekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śobhate -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle 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 3324 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.