Sanskrit quote nr. 4801 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधाराय धरावकाशविधयेऽप्याकाशमालोकने ।
भास्वानात्ममहत्त्वसाधनविधावन्ये गुणाः केचन ॥ādhārāya dharāvakāśavidhaye'pyākāśamālokane |
bhāsvānātmamahattvasādhanavidhāvanye guṇāḥ kecana ||
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.
Adhara (ādhāra, आधार): defined in 17 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Akasha (akasa, ākāśa, आकाश): defined in 23 categories.
Alokana (ālokana, आलोकन, ālokanā, आलोकना): defined in 4 categories.
Bhasvat (bhāsvat, भास्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Asadhana (asādhana, असाधन): defined in 1 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Anya (अन्य, anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cana (चन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil
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: “ādhārāya dharāvakāśavidhaye'pyākāśamālokane”
- ādhārāya -
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ādhāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- dharāva -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- kāśa -
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kāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhaye' -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[dative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākāśam -
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ākāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ālokane -
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ālokana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ālokana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ālokanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhāsvānātmamahattvasādhanavidhāvanye guṇāḥ kecana”
- bhāsvān -
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bhāsvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ātmam -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ahat -
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√has (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asādhana -
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asādhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asādhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhāva -
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vidh (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vidh (verb class 6)[imperative active first dual]√vidh (verb class 6)[imperative active first dual]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 4801 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.