Sanskrit quote nr. 3144 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलमादिवराहेण वटुदासं परं स्तुमः ।
जगदुद्धरता येन न वक्रीकृतमाननम् ॥alamādivarāheṇa vaṭudāsaṃ paraṃ stumaḥ |
jagaduddharatā yena na vakrīkṛtamānanam ||
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.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Adivaraha (ādivarāha, आदिवराह): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास): defined in 19 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Uddhara (उद्धर): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vakrikrita (vakrikrta, vakrīkṛta, वक्रीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Anana (ānana, आनन): defined in 14 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: “alamādivarāheṇa vaṭudāsaṃ paraṃ stumaḥ”
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ādivarāheṇa -
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ādivarāha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṭu -
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ṭu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dāsam -
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dāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- stumaḥ -
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√stu (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- Line 2: “jagaduddharatā yena na vakrīkṛtamānanam”
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uddhara -
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uddhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vakrīkṛtam -
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vakrīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vakrīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vakrīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānanam -
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ānana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative 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 3144 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.