Sanskrit quote nr. 6726 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयप्रभसूरीन्द्रे प्रकाशयति भूतलम् ।
अपरे विबुधाः सर्वे निष्प्रभा इव सर्वतः ॥udayaprabhasūrīndre prakāśayati bhūtalam |
apare vibudhāḥ sarve niṣprabhā iva sarvataḥ ||
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.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Suri (sūri, सूरि): defined in 11 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prakasha (prakasa, prakāśa, प्रकाश): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Bhutala (bhūtala, भूतल): defined in 10 categories.
Apara (अपर, aparā, अपरा): defined in 15 categories.
Vibudha (विबुध, vibudhā, विबुधा): defined in 9 categories.
Nishprabha (nisprabha, niṣprabha, निष्प्रभ, niṣprabhā, निष्प्रभा): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nepali
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: “udayaprabhasūrīndre prakāśayati bhūtalam”
- udaya -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūrīn -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dre -
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dra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prakāśa -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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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]
- bhūtalam -
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bhūtala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “apare vibudhāḥ sarve niṣprabhā iva sarvataḥ”
- apare -
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apara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vibudhāḥ -
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vibudha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vibudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- niṣprabhā* -
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niṣprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niṣprabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (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 6726 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.