Sanskrit quote nr. 1217 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्तरत्नप्रभवस्य यस्य हिमं न सौभाग्यविलोपि जातम् ।
एको हि दोषो गुणसंनिपाते निमज्जतीन्दोः किरणेष्विवाङ्कः ॥anantaratnaprabhavasya yasya himaṃ na saubhāgyavilopi jātam |
eko hi doṣo guṇasaṃnipāte nimajjatīndoḥ kiraṇeṣvivāṅkaḥ ||
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.
Ananta (अनन्त): defined in 21 categories.
Ratnaprabha (रत्नप्रभ): defined in 5 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hima (हिम): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Saubhagyavilopin (saubhāgyavilopin, सौभाग्यविलोपिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष): defined in 21 categories.
Doshas (dosas, doṣas, दोषस्): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Samnipata (saṃnipāta, संनिपात): defined in 8 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Ankas (aṅkas, अङ्कस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “anantaratnaprabhavasya yasya himaṃ na saubhāgyavilopi jātam”
- ananta -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ratnaprabha -
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ratnaprabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vasya -
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vasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> vasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]va (noun, masculine)[genitive single]va (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√vas -> vasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas -> vasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas -> vasya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas -> vasya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 10 verb]√vas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- himam -
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hima (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hima (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]himā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saubhāgyavilopi -
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saubhāgyavilopin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]saubhāgyavilopin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- Line 2: “eko hi doṣo guṇasaṃnipāte nimajjatīndoḥ kiraṇeṣvivāṅkaḥ”
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- doṣo* -
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doṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]doṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dos (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnipāte -
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saṃnipāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- majjatī -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √majj class 6 verb], [locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- indoḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kiraṇeṣvi -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṅkaḥ -
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aṅkas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅka (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 1217 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.