Sanskrit quote nr. 8423 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कतिचिद् दिवसानि तया गमिता- ।
नि गृहे तव सङ्गमरोचनया ॥katicid divasāni tayā gamitā- |
ni gṛhe tava saṅgamarocanayā ||
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.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Gamita (gamitā, गमिता): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Rocana (rocanā, रोचना): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism
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: “katicid divasāni tayā gamitā-”
- kati -
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kati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- divasā -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tayā* -
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taya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gamitā -
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gamitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gam -> gamitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √gam]
- Line 2: “ni gṛhe tava saṅgamarocanayā”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gṛhe -
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gṛh (noun, masculine)[dative single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[dative single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- saṅgama -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rocanayā -
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rocanā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 8423 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.