Sanskrit quote nr. 1499 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुरागवती संध्या दिवसस्तत्पुरःसरः ।
अहो दैवगतिश्चित्रा तथापि न समागमः ॥anurāgavatī saṃdhyā divasastatpuraḥsaraḥ |
aho daivagatiścitrā tathāpi na samāgamaḥ ||
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.
Anuragavat (anurāgavat, अनुरागवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (सन्ध्य, sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Purahsara (puraḥsara, पुरःसर): defined in 3 categories.
Daivagati (दैवगति): defined in 2 categories.
Citra (citrā, चित्रा): defined in 26 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “anurāgavatī saṃdhyā divasastatpuraḥsaraḥ”
- anurāgavatī -
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anurāgavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sandhyā* -
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sandhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]sandhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sandhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- divasas -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puraḥsaraḥ -
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puraḥsara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aho daivagatiścitrā tathāpi na samāgamaḥ”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- daivagatiś -
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daivagati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- citrā -
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citrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samāgamaḥ -
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samāgama (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 1499 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.