Sanskrit quote nr. 2648 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयं पद्मासनासीनश् चक्रवाको विराजते ।
युगादौ भगवान् वेधा विनिर्मित्सुरिव प्रजाः ॥ayaṃ padmāsanāsīnaś cakravāko virājate |
yugādau bhagavān vedhā vinirmitsuriva prajāḥ ||
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.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Padmasana (padmāsana, पद्मासन, padmāsanā, पद्मासना): defined in 14 categories.
Asina (āsīna, आसीन): defined in 11 categories.
Cakravaka (cakravāka, चक्रवाक): defined in 14 categories.
Viraja (virāja, विराज): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Yugadi (yugādi, युगादि): defined in 6 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Vedha (वेध, vedhā, वेधा): defined in 14 categories.
Vedhas (वेधस्): defined in 3 categories.
Vinirmitsu (विनिर्मित्सु): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism
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: “ayaṃ padmāsanāsīnaś cakravāko virājate”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padmāsanā -
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padmāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padmāsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]padmāsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsīnaś -
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āsīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cakravāko* -
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cakravāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- virāja -
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virāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virāja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “yugādau bhagavān vedhā vinirmitsuriva prajāḥ”
- yugādau -
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yugādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vedhā* -
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vedha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vedhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]vedhas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vinirmitsur -
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vinirmitsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vinirmitsu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (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 2648 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.