Sanskrit quote nr. 2611 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोधौ विहरन्तमन्तरहितैः कीर्तिं वहन्तं गुणैस् ।
तं मैनाकमवज्रगर्वविषयौ पक्षौ दधानं नुमः ॥ambhodhau viharantamantarahitaiḥ kīrtiṃ vahantaṃ guṇais |
taṃ mainākamavajragarvaviṣayau pakṣau dadhānaṃ numaḥ ||
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.
Ambhodhi (अम्भोधि): defined in 6 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Antara (अन्तर): defined in 17 categories.
Hita (हित): defined in 14 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Vahanta (वहन्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Mainaka (maināka, मैनाक): defined in 5 categories.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष): defined in 19 categories.
Pakshu (paksu, pakṣu, पक्षु): defined in 2 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
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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: “ambhodhau viharantamantarahitaiḥ kīrtiṃ vahantaṃ guṇais”
- ambhodhau -
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ambhodhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- harantam -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- antara -
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antara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]antara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- hitaiḥ -
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hita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]hita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √hi class 5 verb]√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √hi class 5 verb]
- kīrtim -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vahantam -
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vahanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse guṇais
- Line 2: “taṃ mainākamavajragarvaviṣayau pakṣau dadhānaṃ numaḥ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mainākam -
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maināka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vajra -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- garva -
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garva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√garv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viṣayau -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pakṣau -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pakṣi (noun, masculine)[locative single]pakṣu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dadhān -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ap (noun, feminine)[compound]ap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- numaḥ -
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√nu (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
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 2611 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.