Sanskrit quote nr. 6716 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उदयति तरुणिमतरणी ।
शैशवशशिनि प्रशान्तिमायाते ॥

udayati taruṇimataraṇī |
śaiśavaśaśini praśāntimāyāte ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Tarani (taraṇi, तरणि, taraṇī, तरणी): defined in 10 categories.
Shaishava (saisava, śaiśava, शैशव): defined in 5 categories.
Shashini (sasini, śaśinī, शशिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Prashanti (prasanti, praśānti, प्रशान्ति): defined in 4 categories.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात, āyātā, आयाता): defined in 14 categories.
Ayati (āyāti, आयाति): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “udayati taruṇimataraṇī
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yati -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • taruṇima -
  • taruṇiman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • taraṇī -
  • taraṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    taraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    taraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śaiśavaśaśini praśāntimāyāte
  • śaiśava -
  • śaiśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaiśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaśini -
  • śaśinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • praśāntim -
  • praśānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āyāte -
  • āyāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āyātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6716 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.

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