Sanskrit quote nr. 5119 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयान्त्या दिवसश्रियः पदतलस्पर्शानुभावादिव ।
व्योमाशोकतरोर्नवीनकलिकागुच्छः समुज्जृम्भते ॥āyāntyā divasaśriyaḥ padatalasparśānubhāvādiva |
vyomāśokatarornavīnakalikāgucchaḥ samujjṛmbhate ||
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.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Sya (syā, स्या): defined in 3 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Vyoman (व्योमन्): defined in 13 categories.
Ashokataru (asokataru, aśokataru, अशोकतरु): defined in 1 categories.
Navina (navīna, नवीन): defined in 9 categories.
Kalika (kalikā, कलिका): defined in 18 categories.
Guccha (गुच्छ): defined in 7 categories.
Ujjrimbha (ujjrmbha, ujjṛmbha, उज्जृम्भ): defined in 2 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “āyāntyā divasaśriyaḥ padatalasparśānubhāvādiva”
- āyān -
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āya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tyā* -
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syā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- divasa -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- padata -
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√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sparśān -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ubhāvā -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ādiva -
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√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “vyomāśokatarornavīnakalikāgucchaḥ samujjṛmbhate”
- vyomā -
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vyoman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]vyoman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vyoma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśokataror -
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aśokataru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- navīna -
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navīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]navīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalikā -
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kalikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- gucchaḥ -
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guccha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ujjṛmbha -
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ujjṛmbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ujjṛmbha (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 5119 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.