Sanskrit quote nr. 1687 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्धकारगरलं यतो जगन्- मोहकारि भृशमत्ति नित्यशः ।
उज्ज्वलं जठरमोषधीपतेर् अञ्जनाभमभवत् ततः प्रिये ॥andhakāragaralaṃ yato jagan- mohakāri bhṛśamatti nityaśaḥ |
ujjvalaṃ jaṭharamoṣadhīpater añjanābhamabhavat tataḥ priye ||
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.
Andhakara (andhakāra, अन्धकार): defined in 13 categories.
Garala (गरल): defined in 6 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhrisham (bhrsam, bhṛśam, भृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrisha (bhrsa, bhṛśa, भृश): defined in 8 categories.
Nityashah (nityasah, nityaśaḥ, नित्यशः): defined in 2 categories.
Ujjvala (उज्ज्वल): defined in 15 categories.
Jathara (jaṭhara, जठर): defined in 11 categories.
Oshadhipati (osadhipati, oṣadhīpati, ओषधीपति): defined in 1 categories.
Ranjana (rañjana, रञ्जन): defined in 12 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय, priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “andhakāragaralaṃ yato jagan- mohakāri bhṛśamatti nityaśaḥ”
- andhakāra -
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andhakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- garalam -
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garala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- jagan -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mohakāri -
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mohakārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atti -
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atti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]atti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nityaśaḥ -
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nityaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ujjvalaṃ jaṭharamoṣadhīpater añjanābhamabhavat tataḥ priye”
- ujjvalam -
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ujjvala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ujjvala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ujjvalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaṭharam -
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jaṭhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jaṭhara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jaṭharā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- oṣadhīpater -
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oṣadhīpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rañjanā -
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rañjana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rañjana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābham -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first 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 1687 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.