Sanskrit quote nr. 5665 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्यं यस्याः सुधांशुं कलयति नयनाभ्यां जितः पुंसमूहः ।
कान्त्या विद्युत् कुचाभ्यां जलकनकधरे निर्जिते हन्त मोहः ॥āsyaṃ yasyāḥ sudhāṃśuṃ kalayati nayanābhyāṃ jitaḥ puṃsamūhaḥ |
kāntyā vidyut kucābhyāṃ jalakanakadhare nirjite hanta mohaḥ ||
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.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Sudhamshu (sudhamsu, sudhāṃśu, सुधांशु): defined in 8 categories.
Kalayat (कलयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Jit (जित्): defined in 3 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Uha (ūha, ऊह): defined in 14 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति, kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Jalaka (जलक): defined in 11 categories.
Naka (नक): defined in 7 categories.
Dhara (धर, dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Nirjita (निर्जित, nirjitā, निर्जिता): defined in 6 categories.
Nirjiti (निर्जिति): defined in 1 categories.
Hanta (हन्त): defined in 7 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Buddhism, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist 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: “āsyaṃ yasyāḥ sudhāṃśuṃ kalayati nayanābhyāṃ jitaḥ puṃsamūhaḥ”
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- yasyāḥ -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sudhāṃśum -
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sudhāṃśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kalayati -
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√kal -> kalayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal -> kalayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]√kal (verb class 10)[present active third single]
- nayanābhyām -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]nayana (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]nayanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- jitaḥ -
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jit (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jit (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- puṃs -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[compound]
- amū -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ūhaḥ -
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ūha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntyā vidyut kucābhyāṃ jalakanakadhare nirjite hanta mohaḥ”
- kāntyā* -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kāntī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vidyut -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidyut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kucābhyām -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- jalaka -
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jalaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naka -
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naka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]naka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhare -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- nirjite -
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nirjita (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirjita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirjitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nirjiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- hanta -
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hanta (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mohaḥ -
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moha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 5665 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.