Sanskrit quote nr. 360 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अच्छप्रकाशवति चन्द्रमसि प्रियेऽस्मिन्न् आह्लादकारिणि सुधावति पूर्णबिम्बे ।
धाता विचिन्त्य मनसाखिलदृष्टिपातं हर्तुं चकार किमु कज्जलबिन्दुयोगम् ॥acchaprakāśavati candramasi priye'sminn āhlādakāriṇi sudhāvati pūrṇabimbe |
dhātā vicintya manasākhiladṛṣṭipātaṃ hartuṃ cakāra kimu kajjalabinduyogam ||
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.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Prakashavat (prakasavat, prakāśavat, प्रकाशवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ahladakarin (āhlādakārin, आह्लादकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sudhavat (sudhāvat, सुधावत्): defined in 1 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब, bimbā, बिम्बा): defined in 19 categories.
Dhatri (dhatr, dhātṛ, धातृ): defined in 17 categories.
Vicintya (विचिन्त्य): defined in 3 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Drishtipata (drstipata, dṛṣṭipāta, दृष्टिपात): defined in 5 categories.
Hartu (हर्तु): defined in 1 categories.
Cakara (cakāra, चकार): defined in 8 categories.
Kajjala (कज्जल): defined in 8 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Hinduism, India history, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy
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: “acchaprakāśavati candramasi priye'sminn āhlādakāriṇi sudhāvati pūrṇabimbe”
- accha -
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accha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]accha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakāśavati -
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prakāśavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]prakāśavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- candramasi -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- priye' -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- asminn -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- āhlādakāriṇi -
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āhlādakāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āhlādakārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]āhlādakārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sudhāvati -
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sudhāvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pūrṇa -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- bimbe -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[locative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dhātā vicintya manasākhiladṛṣṭipātaṃ hartuṃ cakāra kimu kajjalabinduyogam”
- dhātā -
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dhātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhā (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√dhe (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- vicintya -
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vicintya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicintya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manasā -
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manasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]manasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]manas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akhila -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭipātam -
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dṛṣṭipāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- hartum -
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√hṛ -> hartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √hṛ]hartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Cannot analyse kimu*ka
- kajjala -
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kajjala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kajjala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bindu -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yogam -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 360 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.