Sanskrit quote nr. 503 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतः प्रशस्ते नक्षत्रे शुभे वारे शुचिष्मता ।
औषधं विधिवद्ग्राह्यं स्मृत्वा देवीं च सुप्रभाम् ॥

ataḥ praśaste nakṣatre śubhe vāre śuciṣmatā |
auṣadhaṃ vidhivadgrāhyaṃ smṛtvā devīṃ ca suprabhām ||

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.

Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 1 categories.
Prashasta (prasasta, praśasta, प्रशस्त, praśastā, प्रशस्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Prashasti (prasasti, praśasti, प्रशस्ति): defined in 7 categories.
Nakshatra (naksatra, nakṣatra, नक्षत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vāra, वार, vārā, वारा): defined in 23 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि): defined in 17 categories.
Shucishmat (sucismat, śuciṣmat, शुचिष्मत्): defined in 2 categories.
Aushadha (ausadha, auṣadha, औषध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhivat (विधिवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Suprabha (suprabhā, सुप्रभा): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Marathi, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (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: “ataḥ praśaste nakṣatre śubhe vāre śuciṣmatā
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praśaste -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    praśasti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nakṣatre -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śubhe -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • vāre -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śuciṣmatā -
  • śuciṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śuciṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śuciṣmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “auṣadhaṃ vidhivadgrāhyaṃ smṛtvā devīṃ ca suprabhām
  • auṣadham -
  • auṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    auṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vidhivad -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • smṛtvā -
  • smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suprabhām -
  • suprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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 503 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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