Sanskrit quote nr. 8639 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कबन्धः परिघाभासो दृश्यते भास्करान्तिके ।
जग्रास सूर्यं स्वर्भानुर् अपर्वणि महाग्रहः ॥kabandhaḥ parighābhāso dṛśyate bhāskarāntike |
jagrāsa sūryaṃ svarbhānur aparvaṇi mahāgrahaḥ ||
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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.
Kabandha (कबन्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Parigha (परिघ): defined in 10 categories.
Drishyata (drsyata, dṛśyatā, दृश्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Tika (तिक): defined in 11 categories.
Surya (sūrya, सूर्य): defined in 22 categories.
Svarbhanu (svarbhānu, स्वर्भानु): defined in 5 categories.
Aparvani (aparvaṇi, अपर्वणि): defined in 1 categories.
Aparvan (अपर्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mahagraha (mahāgraha, महाग्रह): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “kabandhaḥ parighābhāso dṛśyate bhāskarāntike”
- kabandhaḥ -
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kabandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parighā -
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parigha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhāso* -
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√bhās (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- bhāskarān -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tike -
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tika (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “jagrāsa sūryaṃ svarbhānur aparvaṇi mahāgrahaḥ”
- jagrāsa -
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√gras (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- sūryam -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- svarbhānur -
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svarbhānu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aparvaṇi -
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aparvaṇi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aparvan (noun, masculine)[locative single]aparvan (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mahāgrahaḥ -
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mahāgraha (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 8639 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.