Sanskrit quote nr. 4734 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदिराजयशोबिम्बम् आदर्शं प्राप्य वाङ्मयम् ।
तेषामसंनिधानेऽपि न स्वयं पश्य नश्यति ॥ādirājayaśobimbam ādarśaṃ prāpya vāṅmayam |
teṣāmasaṃnidhāne'pi na svayaṃ paśya naśyati ||
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.
Adiraja (ādirāja, आदिराज): defined in 5 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Adarsha (adarsa, ādarśa, आदर्श): defined in 15 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Vanmaya (vāṅmaya, वाङ्मय): defined in 4 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Asamnidhana (asaṃnidhāna, असंनिधान): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry)
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: “ādirājayaśobimbam ādarśaṃ prāpya vāṅmayam”
- ādirāja -
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ādirāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśo -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ādarśam -
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ādarśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāṅmayam -
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vāṅmaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāṅmaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “teṣāmasaṃnidhāne'pi na svayaṃ paśya naśyati”
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- asaṃnidhāne' -
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asaṃnidhāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- naśyati -
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naśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third 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 4734 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.