Sanskrit quote nr. 3839 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तावलम्बिरविबिम्बतयोदयाद्रि- ।
चूडोन्मिषत्सकलचन्द्रतया च सायम् ॥astāvalambiravibimbatayodayādri- |
cūḍonmiṣatsakalacandratayā ca sāyam ||
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.
Astavalambin (astāvalambin, अस्तावलम्बिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ravibimba (रविबिम्ब): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Cuda (cūḍa, चूड, cūḍā, चूडा): defined in 9 categories.
Mishat (misat, miṣat, मिषत्): defined in 1 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “astāvalambiravibimbatayodayādri-”
- astāvalambi -
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astāvalambin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astāvalambin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ravibimba -
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ravibimba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayo -
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taya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udayādri -
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udayādri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “cūḍonmiṣatsakalacandratayā ca sāyam”
- cūḍo -
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cūḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cūḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cūḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūn -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- miṣat -
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√miṣ -> miṣat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √miṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √miṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √miṣ class 6 verb]
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candra -
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candra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāyam -
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sāyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
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 3839 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.