Sanskrit quote nr. 3856 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तोदयाचलविलम्बिरवीन्दुबिम्ब- ।
व्याजात् क्षणं श्रवणयोर्निहितारविन्दा ॥astodayācalavilambiravīndubimba- |
vyājāt kṣaṇaṃ śravaṇayornihitāravindā ||
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.
Udayacala (udayācala, उदयाचल): defined in 4 categories.
Vilambin (विलम्बिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Vyaja (vyāja, व्याज): defined in 7 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Shravana (sravana, śravaṇā, श्रवणा, śravaṇa, श्रवण): defined in 20 categories.
Nihita (nihitā, निहिता): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Vinda (vindā, विन्दा): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “astodayācalavilambiravīndubimba-”
- asto -
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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]
- udayācala -
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udayācala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilambi -
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vilambin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vilambin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ravīn -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- du -
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dū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bimba -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “vyājāt kṣaṇaṃ śravaṇayornihitāravindā”
- vyājāt -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śravaṇayor -
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śravaṇā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śravaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]śravaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- nihitā -
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nihitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vindā -
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vindā (noun, feminine)[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 3856 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.