Sanskrit quote nr. 3186 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलौकिकमहालोकप्रकाशितजगत्त्रयः ।
स्तूयते देव सद्वंशमुक्तारत्नं न कैर्भवान् ॥alaukikamahālokaprakāśitajagattrayaḥ |
stūyate deva sadvaṃśamuktāratnaṃ na kairbhavān ||
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.
Alaukika (अलौकिक): defined in 8 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Aloka (अलोक): defined in 12 categories.
Prakashita (prakasita, prakāśita, प्रकाशित): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Sadvamsha (sadvamsa, sadvaṃśa, सद्वंश): defined in 3 categories.
Ukta (uktā, उक्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “alaukikamahālokaprakāśitajagattrayaḥ”
- alaukikam -
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alaukika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alaukika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ahā -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aloka -
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aloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aloka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakāśita -
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prakāśita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayaḥ -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “stūyate deva sadvaṃśamuktāratnaṃ na kairbhavān”
- stūyate -
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√stu (verb class 2)[present passive third single]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sadvaṃśam -
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sadvaṃśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sadvaṃśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sadvaṃśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uktā -
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uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- ratnam -
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ratna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ratna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kair -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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 3186 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.