Sanskrit quote nr. 7940 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतास् ता दिवसान्तभास्करदृशो धावन्ति पौराङ्गनाः ।
स्कन्धप्रस्खलदंशुकाञ्चलधृतिव्यासङ्गबद्धादराः ॥etās tā divasāntabhāskaradṛśo dhāvanti paurāṅganāḥ |
skandhapraskhaladaṃśukāñcaladhṛtivyāsaṅgabaddhādarāḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Dhavanti (dhāvantī, धावन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.
Paurangana (paurāṅganā, पौराङ्गना): defined in 1 categories.
Skandha (स्कन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Praskhalat (प्रस्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Amshuka (amsuka, aṃśuka, अंशुक): defined in 5 categories.
Ancala (añcala, अञ्चल): defined in 4 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vyasanga (vyāsaṅga, व्यासङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Baddhadara (baddhādara, बद्धादर, baddhādarā, बद्धादरा): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy, Hinduism
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: “etās tā divasāntabhāskaradṛśo dhāvanti paurāṅganāḥ”
- etās -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- divasān -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bhāskara -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśo* -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- dhāvanti -
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dhāvantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dhāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√dhāv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- paurāṅganāḥ -
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paurāṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “skandhapraskhaladaṃśukāñcaladhṛtivyāsaṅgabaddhādarāḥ”
- skandha -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praskhalad -
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praskhalat (noun, masculine)[compound]praskhalat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṃśukā -
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aṃśuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- añcala -
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añcala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhṛti -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dhṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhṛt (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vyāsaṅga -
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vyāsaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- baddhādarāḥ -
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baddhādara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]baddhādarā (noun, feminine)[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 7940 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.