Sanskrit quote nr. 640 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतुहिनरुचिनासौ केवलं नोदयाद्रिः क्षणमुपरिगतेन क्ष्माभृतः सर्व एव ।
नवकरनिकरेण स्पष्टबन्धूकसून- स्तबकरचितमेते शेखरं बिभ्रतीव ॥atuhinarucināsau kevalaṃ nodayādriḥ kṣaṇamuparigatena kṣmābhṛtaḥ sarva eva |
navakaranikareṇa spaṣṭabandhūkasūna- stabakaracitamete śekharaṃ bibhratīva ||
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.
Atuhinaruci (अतुहिनरुचि): defined in 1 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kevalam (केवलम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kevala (केवल): defined in 14 categories.
Adri (अद्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Uparigata (उपरिगत): defined in 1 categories.
Kshmabhrit (ksmabhrt, kṣmābhṛt, क्ष्माभृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Navakara (नवकर): defined in 3 categories.
Nikara (निकर): defined in 11 categories.
Spashta (spasta, spaṣṭa, स्पष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Bandhuka (bandhūka, बन्धूक): defined in 8 categories.
Suna (sūna, सून): defined in 15 categories.
Stabaka (स्तबक): defined in 6 categories.
Racita (रचित): defined in 12 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “atuhinarucināsau kevalaṃ nodayādriḥ kṣaṇamuparigatena kṣmābhṛtaḥ sarva eva”
- atuhinarucinā -
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atuhinaruci (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kevalam -
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kevalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kevala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kevalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nodayā -
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√nud (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- adriḥ -
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adri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uparigatena -
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uparigata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]uparigata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kṣmābhṛtaḥ -
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kṣmābhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sarva* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “navakaranikareṇa spaṣṭabandhūkasūna- stabakaracitamete śekharaṃ bibhratīva”
- navakara -
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navakara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikareṇa -
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nikara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- spaṣṭa -
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spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- bandhūka -
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bandhūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūna -
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sūna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- stabaka -
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stabaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- racitam -
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racita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]racita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]racitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- śekharam -
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śekhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śekhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bibhratī -
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bibhrat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural], [locative single]√bhṛ (verb class 3)[present active third 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 640 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.