Sanskrit quote nr. 2893 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्घ्यं दत्त्वाथ देवाय भास्कराय समाहितः ।
ततोऽलंकृतगात्रः सन् वृत्तमालोक्य मन्त्रवत् ॥arghyaṃ dattvātha devāya bhāskarāya samāhitaḥ |
tato'laṃkṛtagātraḥ san vṛttamālokya mantravat ||
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.
Arghya (अर्घ्य): defined in 9 categories.
Dattva (dattvā, दत्त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Bhaskara (bhāskara, भास्कर): defined in 14 categories.
Samahita (samāhita, समाहित): defined in 9 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Alankrita (alankrta, alaṅkṛta, अलङ्कृत): defined in 7 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Vrittamala (vrttamala, vṛttamālā, वृत्तमाला): defined in 2 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Mantravat (मन्त्रवत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “arghyaṃ dattvātha devāya bhāskarāya samāhitaḥ”
- arghyam -
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arghya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arghya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arghyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- devāya -
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deva (noun, masculine)[dative single]deva (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- bhāskarāya -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- samāhitaḥ -
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samāhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tato'laṃkṛtagātraḥ san vṛttamālokya mantravat”
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- alaṅkṛta -
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alaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātraḥ -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vṛttamālo -
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vṛttamālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ya -
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- mantravat -
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mantravat (noun, masculine)[compound]mantravat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 2893 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.