Sanskrit quote nr. 2711 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अयमुदयमहीभृन्मूर्ध्नि पाणिं गृहीत्वा ।
दिवसपतिरहौषीदिन्दुपादान् हवींषि ॥ayamudayamahībhṛnmūrdhni pāṇiṃ gṛhītvā |
divasapatirahauṣīdindupādān havīṃṣi ||
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.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Ahi (अहि, ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Divasa (दिवस): defined in 8 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Padat (pādāt, पादात्): defined in 1 categories.
Havis (हविस्): defined in 9 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, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ayamudayamahībhṛnmūrdhni pāṇiṃ gṛhītvā”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- udayam -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ahī -
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ahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[compound]ahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhṛn -
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bhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pāṇim -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gṛhītvā -
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gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- Line 2: “divasapatirahauṣīdindupādān havīṃṣi”
- divasa -
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divasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- patir -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ahauṣīd -
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√hu (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pādān -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]pādāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- havīṃṣi -
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havis (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 2711 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.