Sanskrit quote nr. 2895 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्चकस्य तपोयोगाद् अर्चनस्यातिशायनात् ।
आभिरूप्याच्च मूर्तीनां देवः सांनिध्यमृच्छति ॥arcakasya tapoyogād arcanasyātiśāyanāt |
ābhirūpyācca mūrtīnāṃ devaḥ sāṃnidhyamṛcchati ||
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.
Arcaka (अर्चक): defined in 4 categories.
Tapoyoga (तपोयोग): defined in 1 categories.
Arcana (अर्चन): defined in 13 categories.
Atishayana (atisayana, atiśāyana, अतिशायन): defined in 2 categories.
Abhirupya (ābhirūpya, आभिरूप्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Samnidhya (sāṃnidhya, सांनिध्य): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Buddhism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals)
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: “arcakasya tapoyogād arcanasyātiśāyanāt”
- arcakasya -
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arcaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]arcaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tapoyogād -
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tapoyoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- arcanasyā -
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arcana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]arcana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- atiśāyanāt -
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atiśāyana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “ābhirūpyācca mūrtīnāṃ devaḥ sāṃnidhyamṛcchati”
- ābhirūpyāc -
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ābhirūpya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūrtīnām -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]mūrti (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- devaḥ -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sāṃnidhyam -
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sāṃnidhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṛcchati -
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√ṛ (verb class 1)[present active third 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 2895 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.