Sanskrit quote nr. 64 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकालजलदच्छन्नम् आलोक्य रविमण्डलम् ।
चक्रवाकयुगं रौति रजनीभयशङ्कया ॥akālajaladacchannam ālokya ravimaṇḍalam |
cakravākayugaṃ rauti rajanībhayaśaṅkayā ||
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.
Akalaja (akālaja, अकालज): defined in 2 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Dad (दद्): defined in 2 categories.
Alokya (ālokya, आलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ravimandala (ravimaṇḍala, रविमण्डल): defined in 3 categories.
Cakravaka (cakravāka, चक्रवाक): defined in 14 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Rajani (रजनि, rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “akālajaladacchannam ālokya ravimaṇḍalam”
- akālaja -
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akālaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akālaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dacch -
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dad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dat (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śannam -
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śanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]√śad -> śanna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śad class 6 verb]
- ālokya -
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ālokya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ravimaṇḍalam -
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ravimaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “cakravākayugaṃ rauti rajanībhayaśaṅkayā”
- cakravāka -
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cakravāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rauti -
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√ru (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- rajanī -
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rajanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rajani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhaya -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śaṅkayā -
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śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 64 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.