Sanskrit quote nr. 3592 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टाविमानि हर्षस्य नवनीतानि भारत ।
वर्तमानानि दृश्यन्ते तान्येव सुसुखान्यपि ॥aṣṭāvimāni harṣasya navanītāni bhārata |
vartamānāni dṛśyante tānyeva susukhānyapi ||
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.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭa, अष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Harsha (harsa, harṣa, हर्ष): defined in 14 categories.
Navanita (navanīta, नवनीत): defined in 9 categories.
Bharata (bhārata, भारत): defined in 20 categories.
Vartamana (vartamāna, वर्तमान): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tanya (tānya, तान्य, tānyā, तान्या): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Susukha (सुसुख): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “aṣṭāvimāni harṣasya navanītāni bhārata”
- aṣṭāvi -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- imāni -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- harṣasya -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]harṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- navanītāni -
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navanīta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vartamānāni dṛśyante tānyeva susukhānyapi”
- vartamānāni -
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vartamāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- tānye -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- susukhānya -
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susukha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 3592 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.