Sanskrit quote nr. 6874 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यन्नित्यं त्वरितस् ।
तमोऽपगमयति करैः समाकृष्य ॥udyannityaṃ tvaritas |
tamo'pagamayati karaiḥ samākṛṣya ||
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.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Apagama (अपगम): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Krishya (krsya, kṛṣya, कृष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “udyannityaṃ tvaritas”
- udyann -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ityam -
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itya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]itya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
- Cannot analyse tvaritas
- Line 2: “tamo'pagamayati karaiḥ samākṛṣya”
- tamo' -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apagama -
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apagama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- karaiḥ -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṛṣya -
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kṛṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]√kṛṣ -> kṛṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
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 6874 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.