Sanskrit quote nr. 5550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसन्नाय सुदूराय सुप्ताय प्रकटात्मने ।
सुलभायातिदुर्गाय नमश्चित्राय शंभवे ॥āsannāya sudūrāya suptāya prakaṭātmane |
sulabhāyātidurgāya namaścitrāya śaṃbhave ||
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.
Asanna (āsanna, आसन्न): defined in 9 categories.
Sudura (sudūra, सुदूर): defined in 3 categories.
Supta (सुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Mana (मन, manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ): defined in 12 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Durga (दुर्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Shambhava (sambhava, śambhava, शम्भव, śambhavā, शम्भवा): defined in 16 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “āsannāya sudūrāya suptāya prakaṭātmane”
- āsannāya -
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āsanna (noun, masculine)[dative single]āsanna (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sudūrāya -
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sudūra (noun, masculine)[dative single]sudūra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- suptāya -
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supta (noun, masculine)[dative single]supta (noun, neuter)[dative single]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[dative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[dative single from √svap class 2 verb]
- prakaṭāt -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mane -
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mana (noun, masculine)[locative single]manā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sulabhāyātidurgāya namaścitrāya śaṃbhave”
- sulabhāyā -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sulabha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- durgāya -
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durga (noun, masculine)[dative single]durga (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- namaś -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- citrāya -
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citra (noun, masculine)[dative single]citra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- śambhave -
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śambhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]śambhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śambhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śambhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[dative 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 5550 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.