Sanskrit quote nr. 6999 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मेषं यो मम न सहते जातिवैरी निशायाम् ।
इन्दोरिन्दीवरदलदृशा तस्य सौन्दर्यदर्पः ॥unmeṣaṃ yo mama na sahate jātivairī niśāyām |
indorindīvaradaladṛśā tasya saundaryadarpaḥ ||
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.
Unmesha (unmesa, unmeṣa, उन्मेष): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sahat (सहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahata (sahatā, सहता): defined in 3 categories.
Jati (jātī, जाती): defined in 28 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Indivaradala (indīvaradala, इन्दीवरदल): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Saundarya (सौन्दर्य): defined in 7 categories.
Darpa (दर्प): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “unmeṣaṃ yo mama na sahate jātivairī niśāyām”
- unmeṣam -
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unmeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahate -
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sahat (noun, masculine)[dative single]sahat (noun, neuter)[dative single]sahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sah -> sahat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- jāti -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vairī -
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vairi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vairin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- niśāyām -
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niśā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “indorindīvaradaladṛśā tasya saundaryadarpaḥ”
- indor -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- indīvaradala -
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indīvaradala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśā -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- saundarya -
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saundarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darpaḥ -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6999 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.