Sanskrit quote nr. 1661 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तस्तिमिरनाशाय शाब्दबोधो निरर्थकः ।
न नश्यति तमो नाम कृतया दीपवार्तया ॥

antastimiranāśāya śābdabodho nirarthakaḥ |
na naśyati tamo nāma kṛtayā dīpavārtayā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Shabdabodha (sabdabodha, śābdabodha, शाब्दबोध): defined in 3 categories.
Nirarthaka (निरर्थक): defined in 8 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nashyat (nasyat, naśyat, नश्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 12 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 15 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Dipa (dīpa, दीप): defined in 18 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)

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: “antastimiranāśāya śābdabodho nirarthakaḥ
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • timira -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśāya -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śābdabodho* -
  • śābdabodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirarthakaḥ -
  • nirarthaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na naśyati tamo nāma kṛtayā dīpavārtayā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naśyati -
  • naśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • tamo* -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtayā -
  • kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vār -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1661 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.

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