Sanskrit quote nr. 5994 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुः प्रयास्यति विनङ्क्ष्यति तारकश्रीः ।
स्थास्यन्ति लीढतिमिरा न मणिप्रदीपाः ॥induḥ prayāsyati vinaṅkṣyati tārakaśrīḥ |
sthāsyanti līḍhatimirā na maṇipradīpāḥ ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक): defined in 17 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Lidha (līḍha, लीढ): defined in 3 categories.
Timira (तिमिर, timirā, तिमिरा): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Manipradipa (maṇipradīpa, मणिप्रदीप): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), 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: “induḥ prayāsyati vinaṅkṣyati tārakaśrīḥ”
- induḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyati -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- naṅkṣyati -
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√naś -> naṅkṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṅkṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naś class 1 verb]√naś (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- tāraka -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “sthāsyanti līḍhatimirā na maṇipradīpāḥ”
- sthāsyanti -
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√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthāsyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[future active third plural]
- līḍha -
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līḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]līḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lih -> līḍha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lih class 2 verb]√lih -> līḍha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lih class 2 verb]√lih (verb class 2)[present active second plural], [imperative active second plural]
- timirā* -
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timira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]timirā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇipradīpāḥ -
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maṇipradīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 5994 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.