Sanskrit quote nr. 2618 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्भोराशिरिवासि सत्त्वनिलयो नो मन्दरक्षो भवान् ।
कल्याणप्रकृतिः सुमेरुरिव किं देवः सुरापाश्रयः ॥ambhorāśirivāsi sattvanilayo no mandarakṣo bhavān |
kalyāṇaprakṛtiḥ sumeruriva kiṃ devaḥ surāpāśrayaḥ ||
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.
Ambhorashi (ambhorasi, ambhorāśi, अम्भोराशि): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Sattva (सत्त्व): defined in 11 categories.
Nilaya (निलय): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mandara (मन्दर): defined in 20 categories.
Ksha (ksa, kṣa, क्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Sumeru (सुमेरु): defined in 14 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Surapa (surāpa, सुराप, surāpā, सुरापा): defined in 4 categories.
Ashri (asri, aśri, अश्रि): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hindi, Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Samkhya (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: “ambhorāśirivāsi sattvanilayo no mandarakṣo bhavān”
- ambhorāśir -
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ambhorāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- sattva -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nilayo* -
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nilaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- no* -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- mandara -
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mandara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mandara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣo* -
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kṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kalyāṇaprakṛtiḥ sumeruriva kiṃ devaḥ surāpāśrayaḥ”
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakṛtiḥ -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sumerur -
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sumeru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sumeru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- devaḥ -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- surāpā -
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surāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]surāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]surāpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśrayaḥ -
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aśri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√śri (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 2618 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.