Sanskrit quote nr. 6762 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदिते भास्करे लक्ष्यं पश्चिमायां निवेशयेत् ।
अपराह्णे च कर्तव्यं लक्ष्यं पूर्वदिगाश्रितम् ॥udite bhāskare lakṣyaṃ paścimāyāṃ niveśayet |
aparāhṇe ca kartavyaṃ lakṣyaṃ pūrvadigāśritam ||
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.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर, bhāskarā, भास्करा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhaskari (bhāskari, भास्करि): defined in 5 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Pashcima (pascima, paścima, पश्चिम, paścimā, पश्चिमा): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Aparahna (aparāhṇa, अपराह्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Purvadish (purvadis, pūrvadiś, पूर्वदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashrita (asrita, āśrita, आश्रित): defined in 13 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, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Prakrit, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Samkhya (school of 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: “udite bhāskare lakṣyaṃ paścimāyāṃ niveśayet”
- 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]
- bhāskare -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhāskarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhāskari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- paścimā -
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paścima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paścima (noun, masculine)[vocative single]paścimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayām -
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e (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- veśayet -
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√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “aparāhṇe ca kartavyaṃ lakṣyaṃ pūrvadigāśritam”
- aparāhṇe -
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aparāhṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kartavyam -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- pūrvadig -
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pūrvadiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- āśritam -
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āśrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āśrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āśritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6762 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.