Sanskrit quote nr. 3656 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
असङ्गसंगदोषेण सत्याश्च मतिविभ्रमः ।
एकरात्रप्रसङ्गेन काष्ठघण्टाविडम्बना ॥asaṅgasaṃgadoṣeṇa satyāśca mativibhramaḥ |
ekarātraprasaṅgena kāṣṭhaghaṇṭāviḍambanā ||
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.
Asanga (asaṅga, असङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Satya (सत्य, satyā, सत्या): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mativibhrama (मतिविभ्रम): defined in 2 categories.
Ekaratra (ekarātra, एकरात्र): defined in 5 categories.
Prasangena (prasaṅgena, प्रसङ्गेन): defined in 1 categories.
Prasanga (prasaṅga, प्रसङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Kashtha (kastha, kāṣṭha, काष्ठ): defined in 14 categories.
Ghanta (ghaṇṭa, घण्ट): defined in 18 categories.
Ghantu (ghaṇṭu, घण्टु): defined in 1 categories.
Ida (iḍa, इड): defined in 11 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “asaṅgasaṃgadoṣeṇa satyāśca mativibhramaḥ”
- asaṅga -
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asaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅga -
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saṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣeṇa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- satyāś -
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satī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]satya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]sati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mativibhramaḥ -
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mativibhrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ekarātraprasaṅgena kāṣṭhaghaṇṭāviḍambanā”
- ekarātra -
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ekarātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekarātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasaṅgena -
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prasaṅgena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kāṣṭha -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṇṭāvi -
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ghaṇṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ghaṇṭu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iḍam -
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iḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]iḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ba -
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ba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (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 3656 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.