Sanskrit quote nr. 4726 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदित्यादपि नित्यदीप्तममृतप्रस्यन्दि चन्द्रादपि ।
त्रैलोक्याभरणं मणेरपि तमःकाषं हुताशादपि ॥ādityādapi nityadīptamamṛtaprasyandi candrādapi |
trailokyābharaṇaṃ maṇerapi tamaḥkāṣaṃ hutāśādapi ||
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.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Dipta (dīpta, दीप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Amrita (amrta, amṛta, अमृत): defined in 20 categories.
Prasyandin (प्रस्यन्दिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Trailokya (त्रैलोक्य): defined in 10 categories.
Abharana (ābharaṇa, आभरण): defined in 14 categories.
Mani (maṇi, मणि): defined in 26 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Hutasha (hutasa, hutāśa, हुताश): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)
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: “ādityādapi nityadīptamamṛtaprasyandi candrādapi”
- ādityād -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āditya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīptam -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amṛta -
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amṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√mṛ (verb class 6)[aorist middle third single]
- prasyandi -
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prasyandin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prasyandin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- candrād -
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candra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]candra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “trailokyābharaṇaṃ maṇerapi tamaḥkāṣaṃ hutāśādapi”
- trailokyā -
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trailokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]trailokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābharaṇam -
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ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- maṇer -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√maṇ (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāṣam -
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√kaṣ -> kāṣam (absolutive)[absolutive from √kaṣ]
- hutāśād -
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hutāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 4726 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.