Sanskrit quote nr. 7988 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एते व्योमनि शोषयन्ति हरिणत्रासाच् चिरं चीवरे ।
संध्याकर्मविधौ कमण्डलुमिमे पश्यन्ति रिक्तं भृतम् ॥ete vyomani śoṣayanti hariṇatrāsāc ciraṃ cīvare |
saṃdhyākarmavidhau kamaṇḍalumime paśyanti riktaṃ bhṛtam ||
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.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Vyoman (व्योमन्): defined in 13 categories.
Harina (hariṇa, हरिण): defined in 16 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Civara (cīvara, चीवर): defined in 15 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Karmavidhi (कर्मविधि): defined in 2 categories.
Kamandalu (kamaṇḍalu, कमण्डलु): defined in 11 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pashyanti (pasyanti, paśyantī, पश्यन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Rikta (रिक्त): defined in 9 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrita (bhrta, bhṛta, भृत): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ete vyomani śoṣayanti hariṇatrāsāc ciraṃ cīvare”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- vyomani -
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vyoman (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyoman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śoṣayanti -
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√śuṣ -> śoṣayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √śuṣ]√śuṣ -> śoṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śuṣ], [vocative plural from √śuṣ], [accusative plural from √śuṣ]√śuṣ -> śoṣayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śuṣ]√śuṣ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- hariṇa -
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hariṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hariṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- trāsāc -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cīvare -
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cīvara (noun, masculine)[locative single]cīvara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “saṃdhyākarmavidhau kamaṇḍalumime paśyanti riktaṃ bhṛtam”
- sandhyā -
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sandhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sandhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karmavidhau -
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karmavidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kamaṇḍalum -
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kamaṇḍalu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- paśyanti -
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paśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- riktam -
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rikta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rikta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]riktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ric -> rikta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ric class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 7 verb]√ric -> rikta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ric class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ric class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ric class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ric class 7 verb]√rij -> rikta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √rij class 1 verb]√rij -> rikta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rij class 1 verb]
- bhṛtam -
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bhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second 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 7988 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.