Sanskrit quote nr. 3362 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अविभावितेषुविषयः प्रथमं ।
मदनोऽपि नूनमभवत् तमसा ॥avibhāviteṣuviṣayaḥ prathamaṃ |
madano'pi nūnamabhavat tamasā ||
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.
Avibhavita (avibhāvita, अविभावित): defined in 1 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Prathamam (प्रथमम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tamasa (tamasā, तमसा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “avibhāviteṣuviṣayaḥ prathamaṃ”
- avibhāviteṣu -
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avibhāvita (noun, masculine)[locative plural]avibhāvita (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- viṣayaḥ -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “madano'pi nūnamabhavat tamasā”
- madano' -
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madana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- tamasā -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tamasā (noun, feminine)[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 3362 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.