Sanskrit quote nr. 6062 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तमानैरनिग्रहैः ।
तैरयं ताप्यते लोको नक्षत्राणि ग्रहैरिव ॥indriyairindriyārtheṣu vartamānairanigrahaiḥ |
tairayaṃ tāpyate loko nakṣatrāṇi grahairiva ||
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.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Indriyartha (indriyārtha, इन्द्रियार्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Vartamana (vartamāna, वर्तमान): defined in 7 categories.
Anigraha (अनिग्रह): defined in 1 categories.
Taira (तैर): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Nakshatra (naksatra, nakṣatra, नक्षत्र): defined in 17 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit
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: “indriyairindriyārtheṣu vartamānairanigrahaiḥ”
- indriyair -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]indriya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- indriyārtheṣu -
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indriyārtha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vartamānair -
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vartamāna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vartamāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- anigrahaiḥ -
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anigraha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]anigraha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “tairayaṃ tāpyate loko nakṣatrāṇi grahairiva”
- taira -
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taira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tāpyate -
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√tap (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- loko* -
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loka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nakṣatrāṇi -
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nakṣatra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- grahair -
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graha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]graha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6062 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.