Sanskrit quote nr. 5945 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इदमशिशिरैरन्तस्तापाद् विवर्णमणीकृतं ।
निशि निशि भुजन्यस्तापाङ्गप्रसारिभिरश्रुभिः ॥idamaśiśirairantastāpād vivarṇamaṇīkṛtaṃ |
niśi niśi bhujanyastāpāṅgaprasāribhiraśrubhiḥ ||
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.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ashishira (asisira, aśiśira, अशिशिर): defined in 2 categories.
Antastapa (antastāpa, अन्तस्ताप): defined in 2 categories.
Vivarnamanikrita (vivarnamanikrta, vivarṇamaṇīkṛta, विवर्णमणीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Nyasta (न्यस्त, nyastā, न्यस्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Prasarin (prasārin, प्रसारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “idamaśiśirairantastāpād vivarṇamaṇīkṛtaṃ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aśiśirair -
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aśiśira (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aśiśira (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- antastāpād -
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antastāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vivarṇamaṇīkṛtam -
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vivarṇamaṇīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vivarṇamaṇīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vivarṇamaṇīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “niśi niśi bhujanyastāpāṅgaprasāribhiraśrubhiḥ”
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- bhuja -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- nyastā -
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nyasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nyastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apāṅga -
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apāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasāribhir -
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prasārin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prasārin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- aśrubhiḥ -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 5945 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.