Sanskrit quote nr. 3838 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्ताभिमुखे सूर्ये ।
उदिते संपूर्णमण्डले चन्द्रे ॥astābhimukhe sūrye |
udite saṃpūrṇamaṇḍale candre ||
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.
Astri (astr, astṛ, अस्तृ): defined in 2 categories.
Abhimukhe (अभिमुखे): defined in 1 categories.
Abhimukha (अभिमुख): defined in 11 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य, sūryā, सूर्या): defined in 22 categories.
Udita (उदित, uditā, उदिता): defined in 11 categories.
Uditi (उदिति): defined in 1 categories.
Sampurna (sampūrṇa, सम्पूर्ण): defined in 12 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र, candrā, चन्द्रा): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “astābhimukhe sūrye”
- astā -
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astā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]asta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]astṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]astā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhimukhe -
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abhimukhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]abhimukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]abhimukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- sūrye -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūryā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr (verb class 10)[present passive first single]√sūr (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- Line 2: “udite saṃpūrṇamaṇḍale candre”
- udite -
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udita (noun, masculine)[locative single]udita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uditi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
- sampūrṇam -
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sampūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sampūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sampūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- candre -
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candra (noun, masculine)[locative single]candra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]candrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 3838 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.