Sanskrit quote nr. 374 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजनि रजनिरन्या चन्द्रमः कान्तिवन्या- विपुलचपलवीचिव्याचिता काचिदेव ।
सतरुगिरिसरिद्भिः किं हरिद्भिः समेतं धवलिमनि धरित्रीमण्डलं मग्नमेतत् ॥ajani rajaniranyā candramaḥ kāntivanyā- vipulacapalavīcivyācitā kācideva |
satarugirisaridbhiḥ kiṃ haridbhiḥ sametaṃ dhavalimani dharitrīmaṇḍalaṃ magnametat ||
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.
Rajani (रजनि): defined in 13 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Vani (वनि, vanī, वनी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanya (वन्य, vanyā, वन्या): defined in 7 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Capala (चपल): defined in 17 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Acit (ācit, आचित्): defined in 3 categories.
Acita (ācitā, आचिता): defined in 4 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Irin (इरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarit (सरित्): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Harit (हरित्): defined in 4 categories.
Sameta (समेत): defined in 7 categories.
Dhavaliman (धवलिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Dharitri (dharitrī, धरित्री): defined in 6 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Magna (मग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ajani rajaniranyā candramaḥ kāntivanyā- vipulacapalavīcivyācitā kācideva”
- ajani -
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ajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√jan (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 10)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√jan (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- rajanir -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anyā -
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anī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- candramaḥ -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vanyā* -
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vani (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vipula -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- capala -
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capala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]capala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīci -
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vīci (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vyā -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ācitā -
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ācit (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ācitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acid -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “satarugirisaridbhiḥ kiṃ haridbhiḥ sametaṃ dhavalimani dharitrīmaṇḍalaṃ magnametat”
- sata -
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sata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rug -
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ruc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iri -
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irin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]irin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saridbhiḥ -
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sarit (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- haridbhiḥ -
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harit (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]harit (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sametam -
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sameta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sameta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sametā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sam (verb class 1)[optative active second dual]
- dhavalimani -
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dhavaliman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dharitrīm -
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dharitrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- magnam -
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magna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]magna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]magnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√majj -> magna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> magna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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 374 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.