Sanskrit quote nr. 4292 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाशे पश्य नेमा निबिडघनघटाः संभृताग्नेयचूर्णा ।
मञ्जूषा भान्ति तासामुपरि सुरधनुः कैतवात् केतवोऽमी ॥ākāśe paśya nemā nibiḍaghanaghaṭāḥ saṃbhṛtāgneyacūrṇā |
mañjūṣā bhānti tāsāmupari suradhanuḥ kaitavāt ketavo'mī ||
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.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Nema (नेम, nemā, नेमा): defined in 7 categories.
Nibida (nibiḍa, निबिड): defined in 7 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट, ghaṭā, घटा): defined in 23 categories.
Sambhrita (sambhrta, sambhṛta, सम्भृत, sambhṛtā, सम्भृता): defined in 6 categories.
Agneya (āgneya, आग्नेय): defined in 14 categories.
Curna (cūrṇā, चूर्णा): defined in 14 categories.
Manjusha (manjusa, mañjūṣā, मञ्जूषा): defined in 7 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Suradhanus (सुरधनुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kaitava (कैतव): defined in 4 categories.
Ketu (केतु): defined in 15 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 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), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil
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 paśya nemā nibiḍaghanaghaṭāḥ saṃbhṛtāgneyacūrṇā”
- ākāśe -
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ākāśe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ākāśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- nemā* -
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nema (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nemā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nibiḍa -
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nibiḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibiḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghaṭāḥ -
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ghaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ghaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sambhṛtā -
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sambhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sambhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āgneya -
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āgneya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āgneya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūrṇā -
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cūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “mañjūṣā bhānti tāsāmupari suradhanuḥ kaitavāt ketavo'mī”
- mañjūṣā* -
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mañjūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhānti -
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√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suradhanuḥ -
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suradhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaitavāt -
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kaitava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kaitava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ketavo' -
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ketu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
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 4292 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.