Sanskrit quote nr. 6012 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दोरगतयः पद्मे सूर्यस्य कुमुदेंऽशवः ।
गुणास् तस्य विपक्षेऽपि गुणिनो लेभिरेऽन्तरम् ॥indoragatayaḥ padme sūryasya kumudeṃ'śavaḥ |
guṇās tasya vipakṣe'pi guṇino lebhire'ntaram ||
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.
Agati (अगति): defined in 10 categories.
Padma (पद्म, padmā, पद्मा): defined in 26 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Vipaksha (vipaksa, vipakṣa, विपक्ष, vipakṣā, विपक्षा): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gunin (guṇin, गुणिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Antaram (अन्तरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 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), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “indoragatayaḥ padme sūryasya kumudeṃ'śavaḥ”
- indor -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- agatayaḥ -
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agati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- padme -
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padma (noun, masculine)[locative single]padma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]padmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sūryasya -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- Cannot analyse kumudeṃ'śavaḥ
- Line 2: “guṇās tasya vipakṣe'pi guṇino lebhire'ntaram”
- guṇās -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vipakṣe' -
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vipakṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vipakṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vipakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- guṇino* -
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guṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]guṇin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- lebhire' -
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√labh (verb class 1)[perfect middle third plural]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 6012 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.