Sanskrit quote nr. 4536 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आतारुण्योद्भेदात् ।
कान्ते दृष्टिर्यथा न्यस्ता ॥ātāruṇyodbhedāt |
kānte dṛṣṭiryathā nyastā ||
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.
Udbheda (उद्भेद): defined in 5 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nyasta (nyastā, न्यस्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “ātāruṇyodbhedāt”
- ātā -
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√at (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- aruṇyo -
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- udbhedāt -
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udbheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “kānte dṛṣṭiryathā nyastā”
- kānte -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [locative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- dṛṣṭir -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nyastā -
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nyastā (noun, feminine)[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 4536 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.