Sanskrit quote nr. 5579 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसारोपरमे प्रगाढतिमिराः किर्मीरयन्त्यो निशाः ।
पान्थस्त्रीमनसां स्मरानलकणासन्तानशङ्कास्पृशः ॥āsāroparame pragāḍhatimirāḥ kirmīrayantyo niśāḥ |
pānthastrīmanasāṃ smarānalakaṇāsantānaśaṅkāspṛśaḥ ||
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.
Uparama (उपरम): defined in 5 categories.
Pragadha (pragāḍha, प्रगाढ): defined in 4 categories.
Timira (तिमिर, timirā, तिमिरा): defined in 16 categories.
Kirmira (kirmīra, किर्मीर): defined in 6 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasa (manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tana (tāna, तान): defined in 16 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅka, शङ्क, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āsāroparame pragāḍhatimirāḥ kirmīrayantyo niśāḥ”
- āsāro -
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āsāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uparame -
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uparama (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pragāḍha -
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pragāḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragāḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- timirāḥ -
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timira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]timirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kirmīra -
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kirmīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kirmīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantyo -
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- niśāḥ -
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niśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “pānthastrīmanasāṃ smarānalakaṇāsantānaśaṅkāspṛśaḥ”
- pānthas -
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pāntha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trī -
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tri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- manasām -
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manas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]manasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- smarān -
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smara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṇā -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- asan -
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asat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tāna -
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tāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkā -
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śaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aspṛśaḥ -
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√spṛś (verb class 6)[imperfect active second 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 5579 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.