Sanskrit quote nr. 2163 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्रदीपा यथा रात्रिर् अनादित्यं यथा नभः ।
तथासांवत्सरो राजा भ्रमत्यन्ध इवाध्वनि ॥apradīpā yathā rātrir anādityaṃ yathā nabhaḥ |
tathāsāṃvatsaro rājā bhramatyandha ivādhvani ||
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.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Radin (रदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ratri (rātrī, रात्री): defined in 10 categories.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Nabh (नभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (नभ): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhas (नभस्): defined in 14 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Samvatsara (sāṃvatsara, सांवत्सर): defined in 15 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Andhas (अन्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “apradīpā yathā rātrir anādityaṃ yathā nabhaḥ”
- ap -
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ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- radī -
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radin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pā* -
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pa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rātri -
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rātrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ranā -
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√ran (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ādityam -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āditya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nabhaḥ -
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nabhas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]nabhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nabh (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tathāsāṃvatsaro rājā bhramatyandha ivādhvani”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sāṃvatsaro* -
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sāṃvatsara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhramatya -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√bhram (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- andha* -
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andhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]andha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhvani -
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adhvan (noun, masculine)[locative 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 2163 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.