Sanskrit quote nr. 6731 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयस्थः सहस्रांशुर् दृष्टेरायाति गम्यताम् ।
अतिरिक्तं कदा कं वा ल घयन्ति न योषितः ॥udayasthaḥ sahasrāṃśur dṛṣṭerāyāti gamyatām |
atiriktaṃ kadā kaṃ vā la ghayanti na yoṣitaḥ ||
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.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Sahasramshu (sahasramsu, sahasrāṃśu, सहस्रांशु): defined in 5 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Gamyata (gamyatā, गम्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Atirikta (अतिरिक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Yoshit (yosit, yoṣit, योषित्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “udayasthaḥ sahasrāṃśur dṛṣṭerāyāti gamyatām”
- udayas -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thaḥ -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahasrāṃśur -
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sahasrāṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sahasrāṃśu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭer -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gamyatām -
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gamyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√gam (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√gam (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]√gam (verb class 0)[imperative passive third single]
- Line 2: “atiriktaṃ kadā kaṃ vā la ghayanti na yoṣitaḥ”
- atiriktam -
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atirikta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atirikta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atiriktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yoṣitaḥ -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 6731 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.