Sanskrit quote nr. 7863 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतस्मिन् दिवसस्य मध्यसमये वातोऽपि चण्डातप- ।
त्रासेनेव न संचरत्यहिमगोर्बिम्बे ललाटंतपे ॥

etasmin divasasya madhyasamaye vāto'pi caṇḍātapa- |
trāseneva na saṃcaratyahimagorbimbe lalāṭaṃtape ||

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.

Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Vatri (vatr, vātṛ, वातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Candata (caṇḍāta, चण्डात): defined in 2 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sanca (sañca, सञ्च): defined in 3 categories.
Rati (रति, ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Ahima (अहिम): defined in 2 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब, bimbā, बिम्बा): defined in 19 categories.
Lalatantapa (lalāṭantapa, ललाटन्तप, lalāṭantapā, ललाटन्तपा): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Prakrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “etasmin divasasya madhyasamaye vāto'pi caṇḍātapa-
  • etasmin -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • divasasya -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaye -
  • samaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sam (verb class 10)
    [present middle first single]
  • vāto' -
  • vātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • caṇḍāta -
  • caṇḍāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “trāseneva na saṃcaratyahimagorbimbe lalāṭaṃtape
  • trāsene -
  • trāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañca -
  • sañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratya -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ahima -
  • ahima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gor -
  • gu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bimbe -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lalāṭantape -
  • lalāṭantapa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lalāṭantapa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lalāṭantapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

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 7863 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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