Sanskrit quote nr. 4420 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आचान्तकान्तिरुन्निद्रैर् मयूखैरहिमत्विषः ।
धूसरापि कला चान्द्री किं न बध्नाति लोचनम् ॥ācāntakāntirunnidrair mayūkhairahimatviṣaḥ |
dhūsarāpi kalā cāndrī kiṃ na badhnāti locanam ||
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.
Acanta (ācānta, आचान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Unnidra (उन्निद्र): defined in 4 categories.
Mayukha (mayūkha, मयूख): defined in 7 categories.
Ahimatvish (ahimatvis, ahimatviṣ, अहिमत्विष्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhusara (dhūsara, धूसर, dhūsarā, धूसरा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Candri (cāndri, चान्द्रि, cāndrī, चान्द्री): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “ācāntakāntirunnidrair mayūkhairahimatviṣaḥ”
- ācānta -
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ācānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ācānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntir -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unnidrair -
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unnidra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]unnidra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mayūkhair -
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mayūkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ahimatviṣaḥ -
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ahimatviṣ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “dhūsarāpi kalā cāndrī kiṃ na badhnāti locanam”
- dhūsarā -
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dhūsara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhūsara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhūsarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kalā -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cāndrī -
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cāndrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]cāndri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- badhnāti -
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√bandh (verb class 9)[present active third single]
- locanam -
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locana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]locana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]locanā (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 4420 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.