Sanskrit quote nr. 2896 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्चामः सततं गणाधिपमथाप्याखून् निहन्मः शतं ।
ध्यायामो हृदि भैरवं तदपि तु प्रोत्सारयामः शुनः ॥arcāmaḥ satataṃ gaṇādhipamathāpyākhūn nihanmaḥ śataṃ |
dhyāyāmo hṛdi bhairavaṃ tadapi tu protsārayāmaḥ śunaḥ ||
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.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Ganadhipa (gaṇādhipa, गणाधिप): defined in 6 categories.
Athapi (athāpi, अथापि): defined in 1 categories.
Akhu (ākhu, आखु): defined in 8 categories.
Nihan (निहन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Shata (sata, śata, शत): defined in 18 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Bhairavam (भैरवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhairava (भैरव): defined in 17 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Utsa (उत्स): defined in 4 categories.
Ara (arā, अरा): defined in 18 categories.
Ama (अम): defined in 12 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “arcāmaḥ satataṃ gaṇādhipamathāpyākhūn nihanmaḥ śataṃ”
- arcāmaḥ -
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√ṛc (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gaṇādhipam -
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gaṇādhipa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- athāpyā -
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athāpi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ākhūn -
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ākhu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- nihan -
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nihan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- maḥ -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatam -
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śata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dhyāyāmo hṛdi bhairavaṃ tadapi tu protsārayāmaḥ śunaḥ”
- dhyāyāmo* -
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√dhyā (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhairavam -
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bhairavam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhairava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhairava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhairavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsā -
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utsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arayā -
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arā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- amaḥ -
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ama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śunaḥ -
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śuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śvan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative 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 2896 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.