Sanskrit quote nr. 6299 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उग्रत्वं च मृदुत्वं च समयं वीक्ष्य संश्रयेत् ।
अन्धकारमसंहृत्य नोग्रो भवति भास्करः ॥ugratvaṃ ca mṛdutvaṃ ca samayaṃ vīkṣya saṃśrayet |
andhakāramasaṃhṛtya nogro bhavati bhāskaraḥ ||
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.
Ugratva (उग्रत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mridutva (mrdutva, mṛdutva, मृदुत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Andhakara (andhakāra, अन्धकार): defined in 13 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
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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: “ugratvaṃ ca mṛdutvaṃ ca samayaṃ vīkṣya saṃśrayet”
- ugratvam -
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ugratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mṛdutvam -
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mṛdutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samayam -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śrayet -
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√śri (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “andhakāramasaṃhṛtya nogro bhavati bhāskaraḥ”
- andhakāram -
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andhakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃhṛtya -
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- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ugro* -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhāskaraḥ -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6299 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.