Sanskrit quote nr. 5564 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसादितप्रकटनिर्मलचन्द्रहासः ।
प्राप्तः शरत्समय एष विशुद्धकान्तः ॥āsāditaprakaṭanirmalacandrahāsaḥ |
prāptaḥ śaratsamaya eṣa viśuddhakāntaḥ ||
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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.
Asadita (āsādita, आसादित): defined in 3 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Nirmala (निर्मल): defined in 13 categories.
Candrahasa (candrahāsa, चन्द्रहास): defined in 5 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Sharatsamaya (saratsamaya, śaratsamaya, शरत्समय): defined in 2 categories.
Vishuddha (visuddha, viśuddha, विशुद्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “āsāditaprakaṭanirmalacandrahāsaḥ”
- āsādita -
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āsādita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakaṭa -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirmala -
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nirmala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirmala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candrahāsaḥ -
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candrahāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prāptaḥ śaratsamaya eṣa viśuddhakāntaḥ”
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaratsamaya* -
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śaratsamaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viśuddha -
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viśuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntaḥ -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
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 5564 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.