Sanskrit quote nr. 3824 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तं शशी याति शशाङ्कवदने मानं विमुञ्चाधुना ।
किं मानेन मुधा नतभ्रु गगनाद् भ्रश्यन्त्यमूस्तारकाः ॥astaṃ śaśī yāti śaśāṅkavadane mānaṃ vimuñcādhunā |
kiṃ mānena mudhā natabhru gaganād bhraśyantyamūstārakāḥ ||
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.
Astam (अस्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Shashankavadana (sasankavadana, śaśāṅkavadanā, शशाङ्कवदना): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Natabhru (natabhrū, नतभ्रू): defined in 1 categories.
Gagana (गगन): defined in 20 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 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: “astaṃ śaśī yāti śaśāṅkavadane mānaṃ vimuñcādhunā”
- astam -
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astam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]astā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śaśāṅkavadane -
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śaśāṅkavadanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñcā -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kiṃ mānena mudhā natabhru gaganād bhraśyantyamūstārakāḥ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānena -
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māna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]māna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
- mudhā -
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mudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- natabhru -
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natabhrū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]natabhrū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]natabhrū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gaganād -
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gagana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhraśyantya -
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√bhraṃś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]√bhraś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- amūs -
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adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tārakāḥ -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 3824 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.