Sanskrit quote nr. 6760 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदिते दृष्टिसुखे त्वयि ।
शशिनीव भवन्ति चन्द्रकान्तानि ॥udite dṛṣṭisukhe tvayi |
śaśinīva bhavanti candrakāntāni ||
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.
Udita (उदित, uditā, उदिता): defined in 11 categories.
Uditi (उदिति): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख, sukhā, सुखा): defined in 21 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shashini (sasini, śaśinī, शशिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Candrakanta (candrakānta, चन्द्रकान्त): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, 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: “udite dṛṣṭisukhe tvayi”
- udite -
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udita (noun, masculine)[locative single]udita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uditi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
- dṛṣṭi -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sukhe -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- Line 2: “śaśinīva bhavanti candrakāntāni”
- śaśinī -
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śaśinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- candrakāntāni -
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candrakānta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6760 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.