Sanskrit quote nr. 464 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अञ्चति रजनिरुदञ्चति तिमिरमिदं चञ्चति महोभूः ।
उक्तं न त्यज युक्तं विरचय रक्तं मनस्तस्मिन् ॥añcati rajanirudañcati timiramidaṃ cañcati mahobhūḥ |
uktaṃ na tyaja yuktaṃ viracaya raktaṃ manastasmin ||
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.
Ancati (añcatī, अञ्चती): defined in 2 categories.
Rajani (rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Catin (चतिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahan (महन्): defined in 5 categories.
Mahas (महस्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yuktam (युक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Yukta (युक्त): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 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), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of 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: “añcati rajanirudañcati timiramidaṃ cañcati mahobhūḥ”
- añcati -
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añcati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]añcatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√añc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- rajani -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rajanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ru -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dañ -
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dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- cati -
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catin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- timiram -
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timira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]timira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]timirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- cañcati -
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√cañc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- maho -
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mahaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mahas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mah (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]maha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūḥ -
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bhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single]
- Line 2: “uktaṃ na tyaja yuktaṃ viracaya raktaṃ manastasmin”
- uktam -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tyaja -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- vir -
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vi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aca -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ya -
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- raktam -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rakta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- manas -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (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 464 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.