Sanskrit quote nr. 435 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानञ्जनशलाक्या ।
चक्षुरुन् मीलितं येन तस्मै श्रीगुरवे नमः ॥ajñānatimirāndhasya jñānañjanaśalākyā |
cakṣurun mīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
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.
Ajnana (ajñāna, अज्ञान): defined in 12 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Rud (रुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Milita (mīlita, मीलित): defined in 9 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “ajñānatimirāndhasya jñānañjanaśalākyā”
- ajñāna -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- timirān -
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timira (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhasya -
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dha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse jñānañjanaśalākyā
- Line 2: “cakṣurun mīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ”
- cakṣu -
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cakṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- run -
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rud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mīlitam -
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mīlita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mīlita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mīlitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mīl]√mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mīl], [accusative single from √mīl]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tasmai -
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tad (noun, neuter)[dative single]sa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- gurave -
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guru (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 435 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.