Sanskrit quote nr. 5345 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलोकवन्तः सन्त्येव भूयांसो भास्करादयः ।
कलावानेव तु ग्रावद्रावकर्मणि कर्मठः ॥alokavantaḥ santyeva bhūyāṃso bhāskarādayaḥ |
kalāvāneva tu grāvadrāvakarmaṇi karmaṭhaḥ ||
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.
Aloka (अलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Vantri (vantr, vantṛ, वन्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Santya (सन्त्य, santyā, सन्त्या): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kalavat (kalāvat, कलावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Gravan (grāvan, ग्रावन्): defined in 4 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Drava (drāva, द्राव): defined in 8 categories.
Dru (द्रु): defined in 4 categories.
Karmatha (karmaṭha, कर्मठ): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “alokavantaḥ santyeva bhūyāṃso bhāskarādayaḥ”
- aloka -
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aloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vantaḥ -
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vantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- santye -
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santya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]santya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]santyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]santi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhūyāṃso* -
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bhūyas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhāskarād -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “kalāvāneva tu grāvadrāvakarmaṇi karmaṭhaḥ”
- kalāvān -
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kalāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- grāva -
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grāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]grāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- drāva -
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drāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dru (noun, feminine)[locative single]dru (noun, masculine)[locative single]√drā (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]√drā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- akarmaṇi -
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akarman (noun, masculine)[locative single]akarman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- karmaṭhaḥ -
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karmaṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5345 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.