Sanskrit quote nr. 5590 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीददभ्रशरदभ्रमिषाद् यशस् ते ।
नाके भ्रमन् नृप यदभ्रमुकान्तशुभ्रम् ॥āsīdadabhraśaradabhramiṣād yaśas te |
nāke bhraman nṛpa yadabhramukāntaśubhram ||
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.
Adabhra (अदभ्र): defined in 2 categories.
Sharada (sarada, śarada, शरद): defined in 15 categories.
Bhramin (भ्रमिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष): defined in 9 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Naka (nāka, नाक, nākā, नाका): defined in 7 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Shubhra (subhra, śubhra, शुभ्र): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “āsīdadabhraśaradabhramiṣād yaśas te”
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- adabhra -
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adabhra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adabhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śarada -
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śarada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śarada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrami -
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bhrami (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhrami (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhrami (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhramin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhramin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṣād -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yaśas -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “nāke bhraman nṛpa yadabhramukāntaśubhram”
- nāke -
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nāka (noun, masculine)[locative single]nāka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nākā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhraman -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhramu -
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abhramu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- śubhram -
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śubhra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubhra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5590 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.