Sanskrit quote nr. 1214 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनन्तनामधेयाय सर्वाकारविधायिने ।
समस्तमन्त्रवाच्याय विश्वैकपतये नमः ॥anantanāmadheyāya sarvākāravidhāyine |
samastamantravācyāya viśvaikapataye namaḥ ||
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.
Ananta (अनन्त): defined in 21 categories.
Namadheya (nāmadheya, नामधेय): defined in 7 categories.
Saru (सरु): defined in 6 categories.
Karavi (kāravī, कारवी): defined in 7 categories.
Dha (ध, dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Samasta (समस्त): defined in 11 categories.
Antra (अन्त्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vacya (vācya, वाच्य): defined in 9 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व, viśvā, विश्वा): defined in 15 categories.
Ekapati (एकपति): defined in 2 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “anantanāmadheyāya sarvākāravidhāyine”
- ananta -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- nāmadheyāya -
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nāmadheya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sarvā -
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saru (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāravi -
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kāravī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dhā -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ayine -
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ayin (noun, masculine)[dative single]ayin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “samastamantravācyāya viśvaikapataye namaḥ”
- samastam -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- antra -
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antra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vācyāya -
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vācya (noun, masculine)[dative single]vācya (noun, neuter)[dative single]√vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vac]√vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vac]
- viśvai -
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viśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]viśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ekapataye -
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ekapati (noun, feminine)[dative single]ekapati (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (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 1214 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.