Sanskrit quote nr. 6 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अंशुमानपि विपाकपिशङ्गं रूपमाप परितो दिवसान्ते ।
कः परोऽत्र न विकारमुपेयाद् ध्वान्तभीमपरिवेल्लितमूर्तिः ॥

aṃśumānapi vipākapiśaṅgaṃ rūpamāpa parito divasānte |
kaḥ paro'tra na vikāramupeyād dhvāntabhīmaparivellitamūrtiḥ ||

⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦
⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦

Meter name: Rathoddhatā; Type: Akṣaracchanda (sama); 11 syllables per quarter (pāda).

Primary English translation:

“The sun (one having a dress on) put on a reddish hue all around at the end of the day [or: was overcome with passion]. Who will not become passionate when his body is encircled by dense darkness (only)?”

(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. Sources
  5. Authorship
  6. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Amshumat (amsumat, aṃśumat, अंशुमत्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vipaka (vipāka, विपाक): defined in 10 categories.
Pishanga (pisanga, piśaṅga, पिशङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Apa (āpa, आप): defined in 13 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 19 categories.
Paru (परु): defined in 3 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vikara (vikāra, विकार): defined in 17 categories.
Upeya (उपेय): defined in 2 categories.
Dhvanta (dhvānta, ध्वान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Bhima (bhīma, भीम): defined in 22 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 8 categories.
Vellita (वेल्लित): defined in 3 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Hinduism, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “aṃśumānapi vipākapiśaṅgaṃ rūpamāpa parito divasānte
  • aṃśumān -
  • aṃśumat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vipāka -
  • vipāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • piśaṅgam -
  • piśaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piśaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpa -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • parito* -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • divasān -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “kaḥ paro'tra na vikāramupeyād dhvāntabhīmaparivellitamūrtiḥ
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paro' -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikāram -
  • vikāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upeyād -
  • upeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dhvānta -
  • dhvānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīma -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vellita -
  • vellita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vellita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vell -> vellita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vell class 1 verb]
    vell -> vellita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vell class 1 verb]
  • mūrtiḥ -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Sources

This quote is contained within the following Sanskrit literary sources:

Subhāṣitāvalī 1894: This is a compilation of Collection of 3527 subhāṣita verses authored by 360 poets. The book was compiled by Vallabhadeva in 1417-67 A.D..
More info

Authorship

Vallabhadeva (15th century) is the compiler of the Subhāṣitāvalī, into which he included this quote, ascribing the authorship to Jayamādhava.

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6 and can be found on page 2. (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.

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