Sanskrit quote nr. 6776 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदेतुमत्यजन्नीहां राजसु द्वादशस्वपि ।
जिगीषुरेको दिनकृद् आदित्येष्विव कल्पते ॥udetumatyajannīhāṃ rājasu dvādaśasvapi |
jigīṣureko dinakṛd ādityeṣviva kalpate ||
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.
Uma (उम): defined in 19 categories.
Iha (īhā, ईहा): defined in 9 categories.
Rajan (rājan, राजन्): defined in 12 categories.
Rajasu (rājasū, राजसू): defined in 1 categories.
Dvadasha (dvadasa, dvādaśa, द्वादश): defined in 13 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Jigishu (jigisu, jigīṣu, जिगीषु): defined in 3 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Dinakrit (dinakrt, dinakṛt, दिनकृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य): defined in 16 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kalpata (kalpatā, कल्पता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “udetumatyajannīhāṃ rājasu dvādaśasvapi”
- udet -
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√ud (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- uma -
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uma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first plural]
- tyajann -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- īhām -
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√īh -> īhām (periphrastic_perfect)[periphrastic_perfect from √īh]īhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- rājasu -
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rājasū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- dvādaśa -
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dvādaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvādaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svapi -
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svap (noun, masculine)[locative single]svap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- Line 2: “jigīṣureko dinakṛd ādityeṣviva kalpate”
- jigīṣur -
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jigīṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jigīṣu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dinakṛd -
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dinakṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ādityeṣvi -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]āditya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kalpate -
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kalpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kḷp (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 6776 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.