Sanskrit quote nr. 5768 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इडा सोमस्य नाडी स्यात् पिङ्गला सूर्यनाडिका ।
इडा सौम्या भवेत् वामा पिङ्गलोग्रा च दक्षिणा ॥iḍā somasya nāḍī syāt piṅgalā sūryanāḍikā |
iḍā saumyā bhavet vāmā piṅgalogrā ca dakṣiṇā ||
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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.
Ida (iḍā, इडा): defined in 11 categories.
Soma (सोम): defined in 25 categories.
Nadi (nāḍi, नाडि, nāḍī, नाडी): defined in 22 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Pingala (piṅgalā, पिङ्गला, piṅgala, पिङ्गल): defined in 23 categories.
Suryanadi (sūryanāḍī, सूर्यनाडी): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Saumi (saumī, सौमी): defined in 2 categories.
Saumya (सौम्य, saumyā, सौम्या): defined in 22 categories.
Vama (vāmā, वामा): defined in 15 categories.
Ugra (ugrā, उग्रा): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇā, दक्षिणा): defined in 18 categories.
Dakshi (daksi, dakṣi, दक्षि): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “iḍā somasya nāḍī syāt piṅgalā sūryanāḍikā”
- iḍā -
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iḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- somasya -
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soma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]soma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nāḍī -
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nāḍī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāḍi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nāḍi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- piṅgalā -
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piṅgalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sūryanāḍi -
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sūryanāḍī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “iḍā saumyā bhavet vāmā piṅgalogrā ca dakṣiṇā”
- iḍā -
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iḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saumyā* -
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saumī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]saumya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saumyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- vāmā -
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vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- piṅgalo -
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piṅgala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]piṅgala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]piṅgalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ugrā -
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ugrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dakṣiṇā -
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dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dakṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 5768 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.