Sanskrit quote nr. 3446 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अव्याद् वो वामनो यस्य कौस्तुभप्रतिबिम्बिता ।
कौतुकालोकिनी जाता जाठरीव जगत्त्रयी ॥avyād vo vāmano yasya kaustubhapratibimbitā |
kautukālokinī jātā jāṭharīva jagattrayī ||
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.
Avya (अव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vamana (vāmana, वामन): defined in 21 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kaustubha (कौस्तुभ): defined in 11 categories.
Pratibimbita (pratibimbitā, प्रतिबिम्बिता): defined in 3 categories.
Kautuka (कौतुक): defined in 8 categories.
Alokin (ālokin, आलोकिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Alokini (ālokinī, आलोकिनी): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Jathari (jāṭharī, जाठरी): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “avyād vo vāmano yasya kaustubhapratibimbitā”
- avyād -
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avya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]avya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√u -> avya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 2 verb], [ablative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> avya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √u class 1 verb], [ablative single from √u class 2 verb], [ablative single from √u class 5 verb]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- vāmano* -
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vāmana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kaustubha -
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kaustubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaustubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratibimbitā -
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pratibimbitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kautukālokinī jātā jāṭharīva jagattrayī”
- kautukā -
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kautuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ālokinī -
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ālokinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ālokin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- jātā* -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- jāṭharī -
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jāṭharī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayī -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 3446 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.