Sanskrit quote nr. 3986 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याः सर्गविधौ प्रजापतिरहो चन्द्रो न संभाव्यते ।
नो देवः कुसुमायुधो न च मधुर्दूरे विरिञ्चः प्रभुः ॥asyāḥ sargavidhau prajāpatiraho candro na saṃbhāvyate |
no devaḥ kusumāyudho na ca madhurdūre viriñcaḥ prabhuḥ ||
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.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sambhavya (sambhāvya, सम्भाव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kusumayudha (kusumāyudha, कुसुमायुध): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Madhus (मधुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dure (dūre, दूरे): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर, dūrā, दूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Virinca (viriñca, विरिञ्च): defined in 5 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 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), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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 prajāpatiraho candro na saṃbhāvyate”
- 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]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- candro* -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhāvya -
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sambhāvya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “no devaḥ kusumāyudho na ca madhurdūre viriñcaḥ prabhuḥ”
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- devaḥ -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kusumāyudho* -
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kusumāyudha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhur -
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madhus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]madhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dūre -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- viriñcaḥ -
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viriñca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhuḥ -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]prabhu (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 3986 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.