Sanskrit quote nr. 746 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ दीर्घतमं तमः प्रवेक्ष्यन् सहसा रुग्णरयः स संभ्रमेण ।
निपतन्तमिवोष्णरश्मिमुर्व्यां वलयीभूततरुं धरां च मेने ॥atha dīrghatamaṃ tamaḥ pravekṣyan sahasā rugṇarayaḥ sa saṃbhrameṇa |
nipatantamivoṣṇaraśmimurvyāṃ valayībhūtataruṃ dharāṃ ca mene ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Dirghatama (dīrghatama, दीर्घतम): defined in 3 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Ikshi (iksi, īkṣī, ईक्षी): defined in 1 categories.
Ikshya (iksya, īkṣya, ईक्ष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Rugnaraya (rugṇaraya, रुग्णरय): defined in 1 categories.
Sambhrama (सम्भ्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Nipa (निप): defined in 12 categories.
Tanta (तन्त): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ushnarashmi (usnarasmi, uṣṇaraśmi, उष्णरश्मि): defined in 5 categories.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Urvya (urvyā, उर्व्या): defined in 1 categories.
Valayin (वलयिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Dhara (dharā, धरा): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mena (मेन, menā, मेना): defined in 8 categories.
Meni (मेनि): defined in 4 categories.
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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: “atha dīrghatamaṃ tamaḥ pravekṣyan sahasā rugṇarayaḥ sa saṃbhrameṇa”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dīrghatamam -
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dīrghatama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīrghatama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīrghatamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prave -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pru (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- īkṣya -
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īkṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īkṣ]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
- an -
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- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rugṇarayaḥ -
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rugṇaraya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sambhrameṇa -
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sambhrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sambhrama (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “nipatantamivoṣṇaraśmimurvyāṃ valayībhūtataruṃ dharāṃ ca mene”
- nipa -
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nipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tantam -
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√tan -> tanta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tanta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tanta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tanta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tan class 1 verb]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uṣṇaraśmim -
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uṣṇaraśmi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- urvyām -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[locative single]urvyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- valayī -
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valayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūta -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second plural]
- tarum -
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taru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dharām -
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dharā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mene -
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mena (noun, masculine)[locative single]menā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]meni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√man (verb class 4)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√man (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third 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 746 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.