Sanskrit quote nr. 3605 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टौ यस्य दिशो दलानि विपुलः कोशः सुवर्णाचलः ।
कान्तं केसरजालमर्ककिरणा भृङ्गाः पयोदावली ॥aṣṭau yasya diśo dalāni vipulaḥ kośaḥ suvarṇācalaḥ |
kāntaṃ kesarajālamarkakiraṇā bhṛṅgāḥ payodāvalī ||
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.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Kosha (kosa, kośa, कोश): defined in 17 categories.
Suvarna (suvarṇa, सुवर्ण, suvarṇā, सुवर्णा): defined in 18 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Kesara (केसर): defined in 13 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल): defined in 24 categories.
Arka (अर्क): defined in 22 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण, kiraṇā, किरणा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग, bhṛṅgā, भृङ्गा): defined in 12 categories.
Payoda (पयोद): defined in 3 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aṣṭau yasya diśo dalāni vipulaḥ kośaḥ suvarṇācalaḥ”
- aṣṭau -
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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]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- dalāni -
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dala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- vipulaḥ -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kośaḥ -
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kośa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suvarṇā -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acalaḥ -
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acala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “kāntaṃ kesarajālamarkakiraṇā bhṛṅgāḥ payodāvalī”
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- kesara -
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kesara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kesara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jālam -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arka -
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arka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiraṇā* -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kiraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhṛṅgāḥ -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhṛṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- payodāva -
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payoda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[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 3605 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.