Sanskrit quote nr. 7091 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपप्राकाराग्रं प्रहिणु नयने तर्कय मनाग् ।
अनाकाशे कोऽयं गलितहरिणः शीतकिरणः ॥upaprākārāgraṃ prahiṇu nayane tarkaya manāg |
anākāśe ko'yaṃ galitahariṇaḥ śītakiraṇaḥ ||
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.
Aragra (ārāgra, आराग्र): defined in 2 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Anakasha (anakasa, anākāśa, अनाकाश, anākāśā, अनाकाशा): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Galita (गलित): defined in 8 categories.
Harina (hariṇa, हरिण): defined in 16 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Shitakirana (sitakirana, śītakiraṇa, शीतकिरण): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jainism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain 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: “upaprākārāgraṃ prahiṇu nayane tarkaya manāg”
- upaprā -
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upapra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ākā -
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√ak (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ārāgram -
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ārāgra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārāgra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārāgrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse prahiṇu*na
- nayane -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tarkaya -
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√tark (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse manāg
- Line 2: “anākāśe ko'yaṃ galitahariṇaḥ śītakiraṇaḥ”
- anākāśe -
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anākāśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]anākāśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anākāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- galita -
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galita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]galita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hariṇaḥ -
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hariṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]harin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śītakiraṇaḥ -
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śītakiraṇa (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 7091 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.