Sanskrit quote nr. 2361 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अभूत् प्राची पिङ्गा रसपतिरिव प्राश्य कनकं ।
गतच्छायश्चन्द्रो बुधजन इव ग्राम्यसदसि ॥

abhūt prācī piṅgā rasapatiriva prāśya kanakaṃ |
gatacchāyaścandro budhajana iva grāmyasadasi ||

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.

Praci (prācī, प्राची): defined in 4 categories.
Pinga (piṅga, पिङ्ग, piṅgā, पिङ्गा): defined in 9 categories.
Rasapati (रसपति): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Prashya (prasya, prāśya, प्राश्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kanaka (कनक): defined in 20 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Acchaya (acchāya, अच्छाय): defined in 3 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Budhajana (बुधजन): defined in 1 categories.
Gramya (grāmya, ग्राम्य): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “abhūt prācī piṅgā rasapatiriva prāśya kanakaṃ
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • prācī -
  • prācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • piṅgā* -
  • piṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rasapatir -
  • rasapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāśya -
  • prāśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kanakam -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kanakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gatacchāyaścandro budhajana iva grāmyasadasi
  • gat -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • acchāyaś -
  • acchāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candro* -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • budhajana* -
  • budhajana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • grāmya -
  • grāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadasi -
  • sadas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [present active second 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 2361 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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