Sanskrit quote nr. 3994 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्यामपूर्व इव कोऽपि कलङ्करिक्तश् ।
चन्द्रोऽपरः किमुत तन्मकरध्वजेन ॥asyāmapūrva iva ko'pi kalaṅkariktaś |
candro'paraḥ kimuta tanmakaradhvajena ||
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.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Tanman (तन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Dhvaja (ध्वज): defined in 19 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Prakrit, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), 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: “asyāmapūrva iva ko'pi kalaṅkariktaś”
- asyāma -
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√as (verb class 4)[imperative active first plural]√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first plural]
- pūrva* -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Cannot analyse kalaṅkariktaś
- Line 2: “candro'paraḥ kimuta tanmakaradhvajena”
- candro' -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aparaḥ -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- tanma -
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tanman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhvajena -
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dhvaja (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 3994 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.