Sanskrit quote nr. 5602 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीने पूष्णि तूष्णीं व्यसनिनि शशिनि व्योम्नि कृष्णे सतृष्णे ।
दैत्येन्द्रे जातनिद्रे द्रवति मघवति क्लान्तकान्तौ कृतान्ते ॥āsīne pūṣṇi tūṣṇīṃ vyasanini śaśini vyomni kṛṣṇe satṛṣṇe |
daityendre jātanidre dravati maghavati klāntakāntau kṛtānte ||
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.
Asina (āsīna, आसीन, āsīnā, आसीना): defined in 11 categories.
Pushan (pusan, pūṣan, पूषन्): defined in 4 categories.
Tushnim (tusnim, tūṣṇīm, तूष्णीम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vyasanin (व्यसनिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Shashini (sasini, śaśinī, शशिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Vyoman (व्योमन्): defined in 13 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण, kṛṣṇā, कृष्णा): defined in 23 categories.
Satrishna (satrsna, satṛṣṇa, सतृष्ण, satṛṣṇā, सतृष्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Daityendra (दैत्येन्द्र): defined in 2 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Dravat (द्रवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Maghavat (मघवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Klanta (klānta, क्लान्त): defined in 6 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Kritanta (krtanta, kṛtānta, कृतान्त, kṛtāntā, कृतान्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil
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: “āsīne pūṣṇi tūṣṇīṃ vyasanini śaśini vyomni kṛṣṇe satṛṣṇe”
- āsīne -
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āsīna (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsīna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pūṣṇi -
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pūṣan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tūṣṇīm -
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tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyasanini -
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vyasaninī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vyasanin (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyasanin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śaśini -
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śaśinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vyomni -
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vyoman (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyoman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṛṣṇe -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- satṛṣṇe -
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satṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]satṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]satṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “daityendre jātanidre dravati maghavati klāntakāntau kṛtānte”
- daityendre -
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daityendra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jāta -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- nidre -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dravati -
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dravat (noun, masculine)[locative single]dravat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√dru (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- maghavati -
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maghavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]maghavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- klānta -
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klānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]klānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntau -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kānti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
- kṛtānte -
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kṛtānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛtānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5602 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.