Sanskrit quote nr. 4000 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्या मुखेन्दावधरः सुधाभूर् ।
बिम्बस्य युक्तः प्रतिबिम्ब एषः ॥asyā mukhendāvadharaḥ sudhābhūr |
bimbasya yuktaḥ pratibimba eṣaḥ ||
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.
Mukhendu (मुखेन्दु): defined in 1 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Bhur (bhūr, भूर्): defined in 1 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Pratibimba (प्रतिबिम्ब): defined in 11 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, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (poetry), Buddhist philosophy
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: “asyā mukhendāvadharaḥ sudhābhūr”
- asyā* -
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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]
- mukhendāva -
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mukhendu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- adharaḥ -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- sudhā -
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sudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhūr -
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bhūr (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “bimbasya yuktaḥ pratibimba eṣaḥ”
- bimbasya -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[genitive single]bimba (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- yuktaḥ -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- pratibimba -
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pratibimba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- eṣaḥ -
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eṣa (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 4000 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.