Sanskrit quote nr. 5677 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्वादितद्विरदशोणितशोणशोभां ।
संध्यारुणामिव कलां शशलाञ्छनस्य ॥āsvāditadviradaśoṇitaśoṇaśobhāṃ |
saṃdhyāruṇāmiva kalāṃ śaśalāñchanasya ||
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.
Asvadita (āsvādita, आस्वादित): defined in 2 categories.
Dvirada (द्विरद): defined in 7 categories.
Shonita (sonita, śoṇita, शोणित): defined in 13 categories.
Shona (sona, śoṇa, शोण): defined in 14 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (सन्ध्य, sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Aruna (aruṇā, अरुणा): defined in 17 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “āsvāditadviradaśoṇitaśoṇaśobhāṃ”
- āsvādita -
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āsvādita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsvādita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvirada -
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dvirada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvirada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śoṇita -
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śoṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śoṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śoṇa -
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śoṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śoṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śoṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śobhām -
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śobhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃdhyāruṇāmiva kalāṃ śaśalāñchanasya”
- sandhyā -
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sandhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sandhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sandhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sandhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aruṇām -
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aruṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kalām -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śaśalāñchanasya -
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śaśalāñchana (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 5677 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.