Sanskrit quote nr. 665 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्यन्तसुखसंचारा मध्याह्ने स्पर्शतः सुखाः ।
दिवसाः सुभगादित्याश् छायासलिलदुर्भगाः ॥atyantasukhasaṃcārā madhyāhne sparśataḥ sukhāḥ |
divasāḥ subhagādityāś chāyāsaliladurbhagāḥ ||
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.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Madhyahna (madhyāhna, मध्याह्न): defined in 9 categories.
Sukha (सुख, sukhā, सुखा): defined in 21 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Chaya (chāyā, छाया): defined in 21 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Durbhaga (दुर्भग, durbhagā, दुर्भगा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry)
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: “atyantasukhasaṃcārā madhyāhne sparśataḥ sukhāḥ”
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sukhasañcārā* -
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sukhasañcāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sukhasañcārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- madhyāhne -
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madhyāhna (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sparśataḥ -
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sparśataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sukhāḥ -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sukhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “divasāḥ subhagādityāś chāyāsaliladurbhagāḥ”
- divasāḥ -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- subhagād -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]subhaga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ityāś -
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iti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]itya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- chāyā -
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chāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- salila -
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salila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]salila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durbhagāḥ -
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durbhaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durbhagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 665 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.