Sanskrit quote nr. 2804 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अये नृपतिमण्डलीमुकुटरत्न युष्मद्भुजा- ।
महोष्मततिसंजुषा बत भवत्प्रतापार्चिषा ॥

aye nṛpatimaṇḍalīmukuṭaratna yuṣmadbhujā- |
mahoṣmatatisaṃjuṣā bata bhavatpratāpārciṣā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Aye (अये): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Mandali (maṇḍalī, मण्डली): defined in 9 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Uta (uṭa, उट): defined in 5 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह, mahā, महा): defined in 12 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष, juṣā, जुषा): defined in 2 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Pratapa (pratāpa, प्रताप): defined in 9 categories.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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: “aye nṛpatimaṇḍalīmukuṭaratna yuṣmadbhujā-
  • aye -
  • aye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nṛpati -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • maṇḍalīm -
  • maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṭa -
  • uṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuṣmad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative plural]
  • bhujā -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mahoṣmatatisaṃjuṣā bata bhavatpratāpārciṣā
  • maho -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uṣma -
  • uṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tati -
  • tati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sañ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • juṣā* -
  • juṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    juṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bata -
  • bata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratāpā -
  • pratāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arciṣā -
  • arcis (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    arcis (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 2804 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.

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