Sanskrit quote nr. 2885 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अरैः संधार्यते नाभिर् नाभौ चाराः प्रतिष्ठिताः ।
स्वामिसेवकयोरेवं वृत्तिचक्रं प्रवर्तते ॥araiḥ saṃdhāryate nābhir nābhau cārāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ |
svāmisevakayorevaṃ vṛtticakraṃ pravartate ||
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.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Sandharya (sandhārya, सन्धार्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (nābha, नाभ): defined in 1 categories.
Cara (cāra, चार): defined in 18 categories.
Pratishthita (pratisthita, pratiṣṭhita, प्रतिष्ठित, pratiṣṭhitā, प्रतिष्ठिता): defined in 10 categories.
Sevaka (सेवक, sevakā, सेवका): defined in 13 categories.
Reva (रेव): defined in 6 categories.
Vritticakra (vrtticakra, vṛtticakra, वृत्तिचक्र): defined in 1 categories.
Pravarta (प्रवर्त): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “araiḥ saṃdhāryate nābhir nābhau cārāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ”
- araiḥ -
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ara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sandhārya -
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sandhārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sandhārya (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]
- nābhir -
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nā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]nābhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nābhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nābhau -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]nābhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cārāḥ -
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cāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “svāmisevakayorevaṃ vṛtticakraṃ pravartate”
- svāmi -
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svāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sevakayor -
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sevaka (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sevaka (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sevakā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- revam -
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reva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]reva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]revā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vṛtticakram -
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vṛtticakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[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]
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 2885 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.