Sanskrit quote nr. 847 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अदृष्टव्यापारं गतवति दिनानामधिपतौ यशः शेषीभूते शशिनि गतधाम्नि ग्रहगणे ।
तथान्धं संजातं जगदुपनते मेघसमये यथामी गण्यन्ते तमसि पटवः कीटमणयः ॥

adṛṣṭavyāpāraṃ gatavati dinānāmadhipatau yaśaḥ śeṣībhūte śaśini gatadhāmni grahagaṇe |
tathāndhaṃ saṃjātaṃ jagadupanate meghasamaye yathāmī gaṇyante tamasi paṭavaḥ kīṭamaṇayaḥ ||

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.

Adrishta (adrsta, adṛṣṭa, अदृष्ट): defined in 14 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Gatavat (गतवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dina (दिन, dinā, दिना): defined in 16 categories.
Adhipati (अधिपति): defined in 11 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Sheshi (sesi, śeṣī, शेषी): defined in 3 categories.
Sheshin (sesin, śeṣin, शेषिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत, bhūtā, भूता): defined in 21 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Shashini (sasini, śaśinī, शशिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Grahagana (grahagaṇa, ग्रहगण): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Andha (अन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Sanjata (sañjāta, सञ्जात): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Upanata (उपनत, upanatā, उपनता): defined in 4 categories.
Upanati (उपनति): defined in 2 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Samaye (समये): defined in 1 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु): defined in 14 categories.
Kitamani (kīṭamaṇi, कीटमणि): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Tamil, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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: “adṛṣṭavyāpāraṃ gatavati dinānāmadhipatau yaśaḥ śeṣībhūte śaśini gatadhāmni grahagaṇe”
adṛṣṭa -
adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]
vyāpāram -
vyāpāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
gatavati -
gatavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gatavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dinānām -
dina (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dina (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dinā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
adhipatau -
adhipati (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
yaśaḥ -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śeṣī -
śeṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śeṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūte -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

bhūti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śaśini -
śaśinī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śaśin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
gata -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhāmni -
dhāman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
grahagaṇe -
grahagaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “tathāndhaṃ saṃjātaṃ jagadupanate meghasamaye yathāmī gaṇyante tamasi paṭavaḥ kīṭamaṇayaḥ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
andham -
andha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

andha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

andhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sañjātam -
sañjāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sañjāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sañjātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
upanate -
upanata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

upanata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

upanatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

upanati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
megha -
megha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

megha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samaye -
samaye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√sam (verb class 10)

[present middle first single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
amī -
amin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
gaṇyante -
√gaṇ (verb class 10)

[present passive third plural]
tamasi -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
paṭavaḥ -
paṭu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kīṭamaṇayaḥ -
kīṭamaṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 847 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.

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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019