Sanskrit quote nr. 5348 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलोकावधि यद्वशेन सुगतिं विन्दन्ति भूतान्यसौ ।
दृष्टिस्नेहवशेन सा वितनुते वंशे भुजङ्गभ्रमम् ॥ālokāvadhi yadvaśena sugatiṃ vindanti bhūtānyasau |
dṛṣṭisnehavaśena sā vitanute vaṃśe bhujaṅgabhramam ||
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 (āloka, आलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Sugati (सुगति): defined in 11 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Sneha (स्नेह): defined in 14 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Bhrama (भ्रम): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ālokāvadhi yadvaśena sugatiṃ vindanti bhūtānyasau”
- ālokāva -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yadva -
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yadvan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śena -
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śa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sugatim -
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sugati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sugati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vindanti -
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√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vindat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 6)[present active third plural]√vid (verb class 7)[present active third plural]
- bhūtānya -
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bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭisnehavaśena sā vitanute vaṃśe bhujaṅgabhramam”
- dṛṣṭi -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sneha -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√snih (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaśena -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vitanu -
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vitanu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vitanu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
- vaṃśe -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhujaṅga -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhramam -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 5348 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.