Sanskrit quote nr. 4024 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्राक्षीन्नवनीलनीरजदलोपान्तातिसूक्ष्मायत- ।
त्वङ्मात्रान्तरितामिषं यदि वपुर्नैतत् प्रजानां पतिः ॥asrākṣīnnavanīlanīrajadalopāntātisūkṣmāyata- |
tvaṅmātrāntaritāmiṣaṃ yadi vapurnaitat prajānāṃ patiḥ ||
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.
Navani (navanī, नवनी): defined in 4 categories.
Iraja (īraja, ईरज): defined in 1 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Upanta (upānta, उपान्त, upāntā, उपान्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tvac (त्वच्): defined in 9 categories.
Matra (mātra, मात्र): defined in 18 categories.
Tarita (taritā, तरिता): defined in 4 categories.
Ish (is, iṣ, इष्): defined in 4 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajana (prajānā, प्रजाना): defined in 3 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry)
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: “asrākṣīnnavanīlanīrajadalopāntātisūkṣmāyata-”
- asrākṣīn -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[aorist active third single]
- navanī -
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navanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ilan -
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√il -> ilat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb]
- īraja -
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īraja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dalo -
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dala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upāntā -
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upānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]upāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sūkṣmāya -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[dative single]sūkṣma (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Line 2: “tvaṅmātrāntaritāmiṣaṃ yadi vapurnaitat prajānāṃ patiḥ”
- tvaṅ -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- mātrān -
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mātra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taritām -
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taritā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iṣam -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]iṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]iṣan (noun, neuter)[adverb]iṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]iṣ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prajānām -
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praja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]praja (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]prajānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- patiḥ -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (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 4024 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.