Sanskrit quote nr. 4286 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाशश्यामिमानं जलधरघटनां वा दधानं सुधांशुं ।
नूनं मन्ये प्रियास्यं शिरसि शिरसिजैराहितापूर्वशोभम् ॥ākāśaśyāmimānaṃ jaladharaghaṭanāṃ vā dadhānaṃ sudhāṃśuṃ |
nūnaṃ manye priyāsyaṃ śirasi śirasijairāhitāpūrvaśobham ||
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.
Akasha (akasa, ākāśa, आकाश): defined in 23 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Jaladhara (जलधर): defined in 7 categories.
Ghatana (ghaṭanā, घटना): defined in 7 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Sudhamshu (sudhamsu, sudhāṃśu, सुधांशु): defined in 8 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Manya (मन्य, manyā, मन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Shirasija (sirasija, śirasija, शिरसिज): defined in 2 categories.
Ahita (āhita, आहित, āhitā, आहिता): defined in 8 categories.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), 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: “ākāśaśyāmimānaṃ jaladharaghaṭanāṃ vā dadhānaṃ sudhāṃśuṃ”
- ākāśa -
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ākāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyāmi -
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√śā (verb class 4)[present active first single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- jaladhara -
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jaladhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṭanām -
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ghaṭanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dadhān -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sudhāṃśum -
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sudhāṃśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “nūnaṃ manye priyāsyaṃ śirasi śirasijairāhitāpūrvaśobham”
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- manye -
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manya (noun, masculine)[locative single]manya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]manyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√man (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive first single]
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyam -
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√sā (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śirasijair -
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śirasija (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- āhitā -
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āhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apūrva -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobham -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śobha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śobhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4286 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.