Sanskrit quote nr. 4187 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहोरात्रे विभजते सूर्यो मानुषदैविके ।
रात्रिः स्वप्नाय भूतानां चेष्टायै कर्मणामहः ॥ahorātre vibhajate sūryo mānuṣadaivike |
rātriḥ svapnāya bhūtānāṃ ceṣṭāyai karmaṇāmahaḥ ||
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.
Ahoratra (ahorātra, अहोरात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vibhaja (विभज): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Suri (sūrī, सूरी): defined in 11 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Manushadaivika (manusadaivika, mānuṣadaivika, मानुषदैविक, mānuṣadaivikā, मानुषदैविका): defined in 1 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 7 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न): defined in 17 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत, bhūtā, भूता): defined in 21 categories.
Ceshta (cesta, ceṣṭā, चेष्टा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Prakrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ahorātre vibhajate sūryo mānuṣadaivike”
- ahorātre -
-
ahorātra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vibhaja -
-
vibhaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
-
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]
- sūryo* -
-
sūrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūrya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- mānuṣadaivike -
-
mānuṣadaivika (noun, masculine)[locative single]mānuṣadaivika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mānuṣadaivikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “rātriḥ svapnāya bhūtānāṃ ceṣṭāyai karmaṇāmahaḥ”
- rāt -
-
ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- ri -
-
ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- iḥ -
-
i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svapnāya -
-
svapna (noun, masculine)[dative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- bhūtānām -
-
bhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ceṣṭāyai -
-
ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- karmaṇām -
-
karman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ahaḥ -
-
ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second 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 4187 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.