Sanskrit quote nr. 8445 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथंचिन् नैदाघे दिवस इव कोपे विगलिते ।
प्रसत्तौ प्राप्तायां तदनु च निशायामिव शनैः ॥kathaṃcin naidāghe divasa iva kope vigalite |
prasattau prāptāyāṃ tadanu ca niśāyāmiva śanaiḥ ||
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.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Naidagha (naidāgha, नैदाघ): defined in 1 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Vigalita (विगलित, vigalitā, विगलिता): defined in 6 categories.
Prasatta (प्रसत्त): defined in 1 categories.
Prasatti (प्रसत्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Prapta (prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “kathaṃcin naidāghe divasa iva kope vigalite”
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cin -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- naidāghe -
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naidāgha (noun, masculine)[locative single]naidāgha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- divasa* -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kope -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vigalite -
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vigalita (noun, masculine)[locative single]vigalita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vigalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “prasattau prāptāyāṃ tadanu ca niśāyāmiva śanaiḥ”
- prasattau -
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prasatta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prasatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- prāptāyām -
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prāptā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niśāyām -
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niśā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śanaiḥ -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable 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 8445 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.