Sanskrit quote nr. 3989 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याङ्के कषपट्टभासिचपला श्रीः स्वर्णरेखायते ।
धारासारघनं सुदर्शनमदश्चक्रं जगत्पश्यति ॥asyāṅke kaṣapaṭṭabhāsicapalā śrīḥ svarṇarekhāyate |
dhārāsāraghanaṃ sudarśanamadaścakraṃ jagatpaśyati ||
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.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Patta (paṭṭa, पट्ट): defined in 17 categories.
Bhasin (bhāsin, भासिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Capala (capalā, चपला): defined in 17 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Svarnarekha (svarṇarekhā, स्वर्णरेखा): defined in 1 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayata (अयत, ayatā, अयता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (अयति): defined in 7 categories.
Dharasara (dhārāsāra, धारासार): defined in 2 categories.
Ghanam (घनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Sudarshana (sudarsana, sudarśana, सुदर्शन): defined in 19 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Cakra (चक्र): defined in 27 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “asyāṅke kaṣapaṭṭabhāsicapalā śrīḥ svarṇarekhāyate”
- asyāṅ -
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idam (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kaṣa -
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kaṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paṭṭa -
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paṭṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]√paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
- bhāsi -
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bhāsī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhās (noun, feminine)[locative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- capalā -
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capalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- svarṇarekhā -
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svarṇarekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayate -
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ayat (noun, masculine)[dative single]ayat (noun, neuter)[dative single]ayata (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ayati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√yat (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- Line 2: “dhārāsāraghanaṃ sudarśanamadaścakraṃ jagatpaśyati”
- dhārāsāra -
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dhārāsāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghanam -
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ghanam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sudarśanam -
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sudarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sudarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sudarśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adaś -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (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 3989 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.