Sanskrit quote nr. 3985 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याः सर्गविधौ प्रजापतिरभूच्चन्द्रो नु कान्तप्रभः ।
शृङ्गारैकरसः स्वयं नु मदनो मासो नु पुष्पाकरः ॥asyāḥ sargavidhau prajāpatirabhūccandro nu kāntaprabhaḥ |
śṛṅgāraikarasaḥ svayaṃ nu madano māso nu puṣpākaraḥ ||
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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarga (सर्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Prajapati (prajāpati, प्रजापति): defined in 13 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Shringaraikarasa (srngaraikarasa, śṛṅgāraikarasa, शृङ्गारैकरस): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Pushpakara (puspakara, puṣpākara, पुष्पाकर): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “asyāḥ sargavidhau prajāpatirabhūccandro nu kāntaprabhaḥ”
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sarga -
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sarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhau -
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vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- prajāpatir -
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prajāpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhūc -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- candro* -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaḥ -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “śṛṅgāraikarasaḥ svayaṃ nu madano māso nu puṣpākaraḥ”
- śṛṅgāraikarasaḥ -
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śṛṅgāraikarasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madano* -
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madana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- māso* -
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mās (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]māsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puṣpākaraḥ -
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puṣpākara (noun, masculine)[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 3985 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.