Sanskrit quote nr. 4682 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आददानः प्रतिदिनं कलाः सम्यङ् महीपतिः ।
शुक्लपक्षे प्रविचरन् शशाङ्क इव वर्द्धते ॥ādadānaḥ pratidinaṃ kalāḥ samyaṅ mahīpatiḥ |
śuklapakṣe pravicaran śaśāṅka iva varddhate ||
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.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Samyanc (samyañc, सम्यञ्च्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahipati (mahīpati, महीपति): defined in 5 categories.
Shuklapaksha (suklapaksa, śuklapakṣa, शुक्लपक्ष): defined in 6 categories.
Shashanka (sasanka, śaśāṅka, शशाङ्क): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Riddha (rddha, ṛddha, ऋद्ध): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, 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: “ādadānaḥ pratidinaṃ kalāḥ samyaṅ mahīpatiḥ”
- ādad -
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√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ānaḥ -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dinam -
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dina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalāḥ -
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kala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- samyaṅ -
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samyak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samyañc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samyañc (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mahīpatiḥ -
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mahīpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śuklapakṣe pravicaran śaśāṅka iva varddhate”
- śuklapakṣe -
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śuklapakṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse pravicaran*śa
- śaśāṅka* -
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śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- var -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ṛddha -
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ṛddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 4682 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.