Sanskrit quote nr. 6851 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यञ्छशी तरुणभास्करकान्तिचौरः ।
स्पर्शेन शीतकरलालितया प्रदोषे ॥udyañchaśī taruṇabhāskarakānticauraḥ |
sparśena śītakaralālitayā pradoṣe ||
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.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Taruna (taruṇa, तरुण): defined in 12 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Kanti (kāntī, कान्ती): defined in 16 categories.
Caura (चौर): defined in 10 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Shitakara (sitakara, śītakara, शीतकर): defined in 3 categories.
Lalita (lālitā, लालिता): defined in 17 categories.
Pradosha (pradosa, pradoṣa, प्रदोष, pradoṣā, प्रदोषा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “udyañchaśī taruṇabhāskarakānticauraḥ”
- udyañch -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taruṇa -
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taruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taruṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāskara -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānti -
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kānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāntī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- cauraḥ -
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caura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sparśena śītakaralālitayā pradoṣe”
- sparśena -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śītakara -
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śītakara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śītakara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lālitayā -
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lālitā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√lal -> lālitā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √lal]
- pradoṣe -
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pradoṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]pradoṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pradoṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 6851 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.