Sanskrit quote nr. 5192 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आराद्धं किमु दैवतं कुवलयैस्तेपे तपश्चन्द्रमाः ।
किं नामायमिदं च काञ्चनरुचां किं भाग्यमुज्जृम्भते ॥ārāddhaṃ kimu daivataṃ kuvalayaistepe tapaścandramāḥ |
kiṃ nāmāyamidaṃ ca kāñcanarucāṃ kiṃ bhāgyamujjṛmbhate ||
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.
Arat (ārāt, आरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Ham (हम्): defined in 7 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Daivata (दैवत): defined in 5 categories.
Kuvalaya (कुवलय): defined in 8 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Candrama (candramā, चन्द्रमा): defined in 8 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kancana (kāñcana, काञ्चन): defined in 19 categories.
Ruca (rucā, रुचा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 10 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, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Samkhya (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: “ārāddhaṃ kimu daivataṃ kuvalayaistepe tapaścandramāḥ”
- ārāddh -
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ārāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]āra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]ārāt (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse kimu*da
- daivatam -
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daivata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daivata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kuvalayais -
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kuvalaya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kuvalaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tepe -
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√tap (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tap (verb class 4)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√tep (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√tip (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- tapaś -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- candramāḥ -
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candramā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]candramas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ nāmāyamidaṃ ca kāñcanarucāṃ kiṃ bhāgyamujjṛmbhate”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāmā -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāñcana -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāñcana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rucām -
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ruc (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]rucā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāgyam -
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bhāgya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāgya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāgyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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 5192 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.