Sanskrit quote nr. 1959 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपसरति न चक्षुषो मृगाक्षी ।
रजनिरियं च न याति नैति निद्रा ॥apasarati na cakṣuṣo mṛgākṣī |
rajaniriyaṃ ca na yāti naiti nidrā ||
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.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Cakshusha (caksusa, cakṣuṣa, चक्षुष): defined in 8 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Mrigakshi (mrgaksi, mṛgākṣī, मृगाक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Rajani (रजनि): defined in 13 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “apasarati na cakṣuṣo mṛgākṣī”
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarati -
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sarat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakṣuṣo* -
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cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mṛgākṣī -
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mṛgākṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “rajaniriyaṃ ca na yāti naiti nidrā”
- rajanir -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nai -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nidrā -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[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 1959 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.