Sanskrit quote nr. 3065 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धाङ्गाहितपौर्वकीर्तिवनितादीव्यत्सितांशुप्रभं ।
कैलासीकृतदिक्करीन्द्रशिरसि न्यस्तस्वपादाम्बुजम् ॥ardhāṅgāhitapaurvakīrtivanitādīvyatsitāṃśuprabhaṃ |
kailāsīkṛtadikkarīndraśirasi nyastasvapādāmbujam ||
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.
Ardhanga (ardhāṅga, अर्धाङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Ahita (अहित): defined in 8 categories.
Paurva (पौर्व): defined in 1 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Rabha (रभ): defined in 2 categories.
Kaila (कैल): defined in 5 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Dikkari (dikkarī, दिक्करी): defined in 2 categories.
Dikkarin (दिक्करिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 22 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Nyasta (न्यस्त): defined in 7 categories.
Svap (स्वप्): defined in 1 categories.
Svapa (svapā, स्वपा): defined in 5 categories.
Ada (āda, आद, ādā, आदा): defined in 9 categories.
Ambuja (अम्बुज): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “ardhāṅgāhitapaurvakīrtivanitādīvyatsitāṃśuprabhaṃ”
- ardhāṅgā -
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ardhāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahita -
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ahita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paurva -
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paurva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paurva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrti -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kīrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vanitād -
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vanita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vanita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- atsi -
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√ad (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tāṃ -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śup -
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śubh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- rabham -
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rabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kailāsīkṛtadikkarīndraśirasi nyastasvapādāmbujam”
- kailā -
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kaila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asī -
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asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]asi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- dikkarī -
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dikkarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dikkarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- indra -
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indra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nyasta -
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nyasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svapā -
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svap (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svap (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]svapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādā -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ādā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ambujam -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ambujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3065 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.