Sanskrit quote nr. 5777 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इतः शोचिः प्राच्यां दिशि दिशति भानोररुणताम् ।
इतो भृङ्गः कूजन्नभिकमलिनीं प्रोच्चलति च ॥itaḥ śociḥ prācyāṃ diśi diśati bhānoraruṇatām |
ito bhṛṅgaḥ kūjannabhikamalinīṃ proccalati ca ||
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.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Shocis (socis, śocis, शोचिस्): defined in 1 categories.
Praci (prācī, प्राची): defined in 4 categories.
Pracya (prācyā, प्राच्या): defined in 10 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Bhanu (bhānu, भानु): defined in 15 categories.
Arunata (aruṇatā, अरुणता): defined in 1 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Kujat (kūjat, कूजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhika (अभिक): defined in 2 categories.
Alini (alinī, अलिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, India history, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), 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: “itaḥ śociḥ prācyāṃ diśi diśati bhānoraruṇatām”
- itaḥ -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- śociḥ -
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śocis (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śocis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śoci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prācyām -
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prācī (noun, feminine)[locative single]prācyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- diśati -
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√diś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- bhānor -
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bhānu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhānu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aruṇatām -
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aruṇatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ito bhṛṅgaḥ kūjannabhikamalinīṃ proccalati ca”
- ito* -
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itaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- bhṛṅgaḥ -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kūjann -
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√kūj -> kūjat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kūj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
- abhikam -
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abhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alinīm -
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alinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse proccalati*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 5777 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.