Sanskrit quote nr. 2148 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्येतद्रजनीमयं जगदथो निद्रामयी सा निशा ।
निद्रा स्वप्नमयी भवेदथ च स स्वप्नो मृगाक्षीमयः ॥apyetadrajanīmayaṃ jagadatho nidrāmayī sā niśā |
nidrā svapnamayī bhavedatha ca sa svapno mṛgākṣīmayaḥ ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Rajani (rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jagada (जगद): defined in 1 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न): defined in 17 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Svapnas (स्वप्नस्): defined in 1 categories.
Mrigakshi (mrgaksi, mṛgākṣī, मृगाक्षी): defined in 4 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nepali
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: “apyetadrajanīmayaṃ jagadatho nidrāmayī sā niśā”
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rajanīm -
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rajanī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jagada -
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jagada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
- tho* -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nidrāmayī -
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nidrāmayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- niśā -
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niś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]niśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nidrā svapnamayī bhavedatha ca sa svapno mṛgākṣīmayaḥ”
- nidrā -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svapnam -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ayī -
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ayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svapno* -
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svapnas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svapnas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svapna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgākṣīm -
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mṛgākṣī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayaḥ -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[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 2148 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.