Sanskrit quote nr. 2565 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अमोघा वासरे विद्युद् अमोघं निशि गर्जितम् ।
अमोघा मुनीनां वाणी अमोघं देवदर्शनम् ॥amoghā vāsare vidyud amoghaṃ niśi garjitam |
amoghā munīnāṃ vāṇī amoghaṃ devadarśanam ||
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.
Amogha (अमोघ, amoghā, अमोघा): defined in 14 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर, vāsarā, वासरा): defined in 9 categories.
Vidyut (विद्युत्): defined in 14 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Garjita (गर्जित): defined in 9 categories.
Muni (मुनि, munī, मुनी): defined in 18 categories.
Vani (vāṇi, वाणि, vāṇī, वाणी): defined in 15 categories.
Vanin (vāṇin, वाणिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Devadarshana (devadarsana, devadarśana, देवदर्शन): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry)
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: “amoghā vāsare vidyud amoghaṃ niśi garjitam”
- amoghā* -
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amogha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amoghā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāsare -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāsara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vāsarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vidyud -
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vidyut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidyut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- amogham -
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amogha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amogha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amoghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- niśi -
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niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- garjitam -
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garjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]garjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]garjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “amoghā munīnāṃ vāṇī amoghaṃ devadarśanam”
- amoghā* -
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amogha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amoghā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- munīnām -
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muni (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]muni (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]munī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vāṇī -
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vāṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amogham -
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amogha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amogha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amoghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- devadarśanam -
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devadarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]devadarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]devadarśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 2565 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.