Sanskrit quote nr. 5350 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आलोकैरतिपाटलैरचरमां विस्तारयद्भिर्दिशं ।
नक्षत्रद्युतिमाक्षिपद्भिरचिरादाशङ्क्य सूर्योदयम् ॥ālokairatipāṭalairacaramāṃ vistārayadbhirdiśaṃ |
nakṣatradyutimākṣipadbhiracirādāśaṅkya sūryodayam ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Acarama (acaramā, अचरमा): defined in 1 categories.
Vistara (vistāra, विस्तार): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Disham (disam, diśam, दिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Nakshatra (naksatra, nakṣatra, नक्षत्र): defined in 17 categories.
Dyuti (द्युति): defined in 9 categories.
Kshipat (ksipat, kṣipat, क्षिपत्): defined in 3 categories.
Acirat (acirāt, अचिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Acira (अचिर): defined in 11 categories.
Suryodaya (sūryodaya, सूर्योदय): defined in 6 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Nepali
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: “ālokairatipāṭalairacaramāṃ vistārayadbhirdiśaṃ”
- ālokair -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāṭalair -
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pāṭala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pāṭala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- acaramām -
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acaramā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vistāra -
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vistāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yadbhir -
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yat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √i class 2 verb]
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “nakṣatradyutimākṣipadbhiracirādāśaṅkya sūryodayam”
- nakṣatra -
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nakṣatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyutim -
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dyuti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dyuti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣipadbhir -
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√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- acirād -
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acirāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]acira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]acira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āśaṅkya -
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āśaṅkya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sūryodayam -
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sūryodaya (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 5350 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.