Sanskrit quote nr. 1656 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्हिते शशिनि सैव कुमुद्वती मे दृष्टिं न नन्दयति संस्मरणीयशोभा ।
इष्टप्रवासजनितान्यबलाजनेन दुःखानि नूनमतिमात्रदुरुद्वहानि ॥antarhite śaśini saiva kumudvatī me dṛṣṭiṃ na nandayati saṃsmaraṇīyaśobhā |
iṣṭapravāsajanitānyabalājanena duḥkhāni nūnamatimātradurudvahāni ||
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.
Antarhita (अन्तर्हित, antarhitā, अन्तर्हिता): defined in 7 categories.
Antarhiti (अन्तर्हिति): defined in 1 categories.
Shashini (sasini, śaśinī, शशिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kumudvat (कुमुद्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kumudvati (kumudvatī, कुमुद्वती): defined in 5 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nandayat (नन्दयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samsmaraniya (saṃsmaraṇīya, संस्मरणीय): defined in 2 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Pravasa (pravāsa, प्रवास): defined in 6 categories.
Janita (जनित): defined in 8 categories.
Abala (अबल, abalā, अबला): defined in 11 categories.
Ajana (अजन): defined in 7 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Nunam (nūnam, नूनम्): defined in 6 categories.
Atimatra (atimātra, अतिमात्र): defined in 4 categories.
Durudvaha (दुरुद्वह): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “antarhite śaśini saiva kumudvatī me dṛṣṭiṃ na nandayati saṃsmaraṇīyaśobhā”
- antarhite -
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antarhita (noun, masculine)[locative single]antarhita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antarhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]antarhiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śaśini -
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śaśinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sai -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kumudvatī -
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kumudvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kumudvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nandayati -
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nandayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]nandayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√nand -> nandayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nand]√nand -> nandayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nand]√nand (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- saṃsmaraṇīya -
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saṃsmaraṇīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃsmaraṇīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhā -
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śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “iṣṭapravāsajanitānyabalājanena duḥkhāni nūnamatimātradurudvahāni”
- iṣṭa -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- pravāsa -
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pravāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- janitānya -
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janita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> janita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
- abalā -
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abala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]abalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajanena -
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ajana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ajana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- duḥkhāni -
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duḥkha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atimātra -
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atimātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atimātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durudvahāni -
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durudvaha (noun, neuter)[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 1656 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.