Sanskrit quote nr. 4207 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अह्नि भास्करमिच्छन्ति रात्रावमृततेजसम् ।
अह्नि रात्रौ च राजानम् इच्छन्ति गुणिनं प्रजाः ॥ahni bhāskaramicchanti rātrāvamṛtatejasam |
ahni rātrau ca rājānam icchanti guṇinaṃ prajāḥ ||
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.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ratrau (rātrau, रात्रौ): defined in 2 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Amritatejas (amrtatejas, amṛtatejas, अमृततेजस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Jainism, Pali, Prakrit
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: “ahni bhāskaramicchanti rātrāvamṛtatejasam”
- ahni -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhāskaram -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāskarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- rātrāva -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- amṛtatejasam -
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amṛtatejas (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ahni rātrau ca rājānam icchanti guṇinaṃ prajāḥ”
- ahni -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājānam -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchanti -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- guṇinam -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (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 4207 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.