Sanskrit quote nr. 4291 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाशे नटनं सरोरुहयुगे मञ्जीरमञ्जुध्वनिः ।
शीतांशौ कलकूजितं किसलये पीयूषपानोत्सवः ॥ākāśe naṭanaṃ saroruhayuge mañjīramañjudhvaniḥ |
śītāṃśau kalakūjitaṃ kisalaye pīyūṣapānotsavaḥ ||
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.
Akashe (akase, ākāśe, आकाशे): defined in 1 categories.
Akasha (akasa, ākāśa, आकाश): defined in 23 categories.
Natana (naṭana, नटन): defined in 6 categories.
Saroruha (सरोरुह): defined in 7 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Manjira (mañjīra, मञ्जीर): defined in 7 categories.
Manju (mañju, मञ्जु): defined in 9 categories.
Dhvani (ध्वनि): defined in 11 categories.
Shitamshu (sitamsu, śītāṃśu, शीतांशु): defined in 7 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Kujita (kūjita, कूजित): defined in 4 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान, pānā, पाना): defined in 20 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, 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), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), 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: “ākāśe naṭanaṃ saroruhayuge mañjīramañjudhvaniḥ”
- ākāśe -
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ākāśe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ākāśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- naṭanam -
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naṭana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saroruha -
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saroruha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saroruha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mañjīra -
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mañjīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mañjīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mañju -
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mañju (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mañju (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mañju (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dhvaniḥ -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śītāṃśau kalakūjitaṃ kisalaye pīyūṣapānotsavaḥ”
- śītāṃśau -
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śītāṃśu (noun, masculine)[locative single]śītāṃśu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kala -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kūjitam -
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kūjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kūjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kūjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kūj -> kūjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kūj class 1 verb]√kūj -> kūjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
- kisalaye -
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kisalaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pīyūṣa -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāno -
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pāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsavaḥ -
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utsava (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 4291 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.