Sanskrit quote nr. 5577 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसारान्तमृदुप्रवृत्तमरुतो मेघोपलिप्ताम्बरा ।
विद्युत्पातमुहूर्तदृष्टककुभः सुप्तेन्दुताराग्रहाः ॥āsārāntamṛdupravṛttamaruto meghopaliptāmbarā |
vidyutpātamuhūrtadṛṣṭakakubhaḥ suptendutārāgrahāḥ ||
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.
Asara (āsāra, आसार): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त): defined in 9 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Upalipta (upaliptā, उपलिप्ता): defined in 4 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Vidyutpata (vidyutpāta, विद्युत्पात): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Rishta (rsta, ṛṣṭa, ऋष्ट): defined in 7 categories.
Kakubh (ककुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kakubha (ककुभ): defined in 7 categories.
Supta (सुप्त, suptā, सुप्ता): defined in 13 categories.
Supti (सुप्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Taragraha (tārāgraha, ताराग्रह): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “āsārāntamṛdupravṛttamaruto meghopaliptāmbarā”
- āsārān -
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āsāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- du -
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dū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pravṛttam -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pravṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pravṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aruto -
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- megho -
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megha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]megha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upaliptām -
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upaliptā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ba -
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ba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vidyutpātamuhūrtadṛṣṭakakubhaḥ suptendutārāgrahāḥ”
- vidyutpātam -
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vidyutpāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uhūr -
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- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṛṣṭa -
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ṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kakubhaḥ -
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kakubh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kakubha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- supte -
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supta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]supta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]suptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]supti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √svap class 2 verb], [locative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [locative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> suptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative single from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √svap class 2 verb]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tārāgrahāḥ -
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tārāgraha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 5577 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.