Sanskrit quote nr. 6991 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मुक्ताभिर्दिवसमधुना सर्वतस्ताभिरेव ।
स्वच्छायाभिर्निचुलितमिव प्रेक्ष्यते विश्वमेतत् ॥unmuktābhirdivasamadhunā sarvatastābhireva |
svacchāyābhirniculitamiva prekṣyate viśvametat ||
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.
Unmukta (unmuktā, उन्मुक्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Svaccha (स्वच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Abhi (अभि): defined in 5 categories.
Niculita (निचुलित): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Prekshin (preksin, prekṣin, प्रेक्षिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Prekshya (preksya, prekṣya, प्रेक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals)
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: “unmuktābhirdivasamadhunā sarvatastābhireva”
- unmuktābhir -
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unmuktā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- divasam -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvatas -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tābhir -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “svacchāyābhirniculitamiva prekṣyate viśvametat”
- svacchāyā -
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svaccha (noun, masculine)[dative single]svaccha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- abhir -
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abhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- niculitam -
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niculita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niculita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niculitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prekṣya -
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prekṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prekṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prekṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prekṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ate -
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- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6991 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.