Sanskrit quote nr. 6838 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्भासितेऽन्धतमसव्रज एति नाशं ।
सूने प्रयान्त्युभयतोऽतिमरन्दमुग्धाः ॥udbhāsite'ndhatamasavraja eti nāśaṃ |
sūne prayāntyubhayato'timarandamugdhāḥ ||
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.
Udbhasita (udbhāsita, उद्भासित, udbhāsitā, उद्भासिता): defined in 3 categories.
Andhatamasa (अन्धतमस): defined in 3 categories.
Vraja (व्रज): defined in 8 categories.
Suna (sūna, सून, sūnā, सूना): defined in 15 categories.
Pra (prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Praya (prayā, प्रया): defined in 8 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Maranda (मरन्द): defined in 5 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Tamil
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: “udbhāsite'ndhatamasavraja eti nāśaṃ”
- udbhāsite' -
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udbhāsita (noun, masculine)[locative single]udbhāsita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]udbhāsitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- andhatamasa -
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andhatamasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vraja* -
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vraja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- nāśam -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]
- Line 2: “sūne prayāntyubhayato'timarandamugdhāḥ”
- sūne -
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sūna (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sūnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [locative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūnā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [locative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūnā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative single from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]
- prayā -
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prā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antyu -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]antī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ubhayato' -
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ubhayataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- marandam -
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maranda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dhāḥ -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]dhā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [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 6838 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.