Sanskrit quote nr. 5419 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आशाः प्रकाशयति यस्तिमिराणि भङ्क्त्वा ।
बोधं दृशां दिशति भूरिगुणेष्वभीष्टः ॥āśāḥ prakāśayati yastimirāṇi bhaṅktvā |
bodhaṃ dṛśāṃ diśati bhūriguṇeṣvabhīṣṭaḥ ||
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.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Prakasha (prakasa, prakāśa, प्रकाश): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Bodha (बोध): defined in 16 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhuriguna (bhūriguṇa, भूरिगुण): defined in 1 categories.
Abhishta (abhista, abhīṣṭa, अभीष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “āśāḥ prakāśayati yastimirāṇi bhaṅktvā”
- āśāḥ -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]āśas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prakāśa -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- yas -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- timirāṇi -
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timira (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse bhaṅktvā
- Line 2: “bodhaṃ dṛśāṃ diśati bhūriguṇeṣvabhīṣṭaḥ”
- bodham -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bodhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛśām -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- diśati -
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√diś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- bhūriguṇeṣva -
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bhūriguṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]bhūriguṇa (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- abhīṣṭaḥ -
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abhīṣṭa (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 5419 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.