Sanskrit quote nr. 3926 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्मिंश्चन्द्रमसि प्रसन्नमहसि व्याकोषकुन्दत्विषि ।
प्राचीनं खमुपेयुषि त्वयि मनाग्दूरं गते प्रेयसि ॥asmiṃścandramasi prasannamahasi vyākoṣakundatviṣi |
prācīnaṃ khamupeyuṣi tvayi manāgdūraṃ gate preyasi ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Prasanna (प्रसन्न): defined in 14 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kunda (कुन्द): defined in 23 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Pracinam (prācīnam, प्राचीनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pracina (prācīna, प्राचीन): defined in 7 categories.
Kham (खम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kha (ख): defined in 17 categories.
Upeyivas (उपेयिवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Preyas (प्रेयस्): defined in 4 categories.
Preyasi (preyasī, प्रेयसी): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), India history, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “asmiṃścandramasi prasannamahasi vyākoṣakundatviṣi”
- asmiṃś -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- candramasi -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prasannam -
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prasanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prasanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prasannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aha -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyā -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]vyā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āko -
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√ak (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- uṣa -
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uṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kunda -
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kunda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kunda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tviṣi -
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tviṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tviṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “prācīnaṃ khamupeyuṣi tvayi manāgdūraṃ gate preyasi”
- prācīnam -
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prācīnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prācīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prācīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prācīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kham -
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kham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upeyuṣi -
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upeyivas (noun, masculine)[locative single]upeyivas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- manāg -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gate -
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gat (noun, masculine)[dative single]gat (noun, neuter)[dative single]gata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]gati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- preyasi -
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preyasī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]preyas (noun, masculine)[locative single]preyas (noun, neuter)[locative 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 3926 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.