Sanskrit quote nr. 531 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिक्रान्तः कालः सुचरितशतामोदसुभगो गताः शुक्ला धर्मा नवनलिनसूत्रांशुतनुताम् ।
परिम्लानः प्रायो बुधजनकथासारनिपुणो निरानन्दं जातं जगदिदमतीतोत्सवमिव ॥atikrāntaḥ kālaḥ sucaritaśatāmodasubhago gatāḥ śuklā dharmā navanalinasūtrāṃśutanutām |
parimlānaḥ prāyo budhajanakathāsāranipuṇo nirānandaṃ jātaṃ jagadidamatītotsavamiva ||
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.
Atikranta (atikrānta, अतिक्रान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Sucarita (सुचरित): defined in 6 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Shukla (sukla, śukla, शुक्ल, śuklā, शुक्ला): defined in 15 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Alina (अलिन): defined in 6 categories.
Sutra (sūtra, सूत्र): defined in 21 categories.
Tanuta (tanutā, तनुता): defined in 3 categories.
Parimlana (parimlāna, परिम्लान): defined in 5 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Budhajana (बुधजन): defined in 1 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Asara (asāra, असार): defined in 12 categories.
Nipuna (nipuṇa, निपुण): defined in 9 categories.
Nirananda (nirānanda, निरानन्द): defined in 5 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Atita (atīta, अतीत, atītā, अतीता): defined in 11 categories.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali
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: “atikrāntaḥ kālaḥ sucaritaśatāmodasubhago gatāḥ śuklā dharmā navanalinasūtrāṃśutanutām”
- atikrāntaḥ -
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atikrānta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālaḥ -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sucarita -
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sucarita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sucarita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śatā -
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śata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āmoda -
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āmoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āmoda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- subhago* -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gatāḥ -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śuklā* -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śuklā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmā* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- navan -
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√nu -> navat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 1 verb]
- alina -
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alina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūtrā -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṃśu -
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aṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tanutām -
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tanutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√tan (verb class 8)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “parimlānaḥ prāyo budhajanakathāsāranipuṇo nirānandaṃ jātaṃ jagadidamatītotsavamiva”
- parimlānaḥ -
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parimlāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāyo* -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- budhajana -
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budhajana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asāra -
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asāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nipuṇo* -
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nipuṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirānandam -
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nirānanda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirānanda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirānandā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atīto -
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atīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]atītā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√atī (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- utsavam -
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utsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 531 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.