Sanskrit quote nr. 2370 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्यक्तमिव स्नातः ।
शुचिरशुचिमिव प्रबुद्ध इव सुप्तम् ॥abhyaktamiva snātaḥ |
śuciraśucimiva prabuddha iva suptam ||
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.
Abhyakta (अभ्यक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Snata (snāta, स्नात): defined in 9 categories.
Snat (snāt, स्नात्): defined in 3 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Prabuddha (प्रबुद्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Supta (सुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
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: “abhyaktamiva snātaḥ”
- abhyaktam -
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abhyakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhyakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhyaktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- snātaḥ -
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snāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √snā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √snā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √snā class 4 verb]√snā -> snāt (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √snā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √snā class 2 verb]√snā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “śuciraśucimiva prabuddha iva suptam”
- śucir -
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śuci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śuci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśucim -
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aśuci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]aśuci (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prabuddha* -
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prabuddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- suptam -
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supta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]supta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> supta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
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 2370 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.