Sanskrit quote nr. 3557 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वमेधसहस्राणां सहस्रं यः समाचरेत् ।
नासौ पदमवाप्नोति मद्भक्तैर् यदवाप्यते ॥aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ yaḥ samācaret |
nāsau padamavāpnoti madbhaktair yadavāpyate ||
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.
Ashvamedha (asvamedha, aśvamedha, अश्वमेध): defined in 7 categories.
Sahasra (सहस्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sahasram (सहस्रम्): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Ava (अव): defined in 7 categories.
Madbhakta (मद्भक्त): defined in 1 categories.
Yadu (यदु): defined in 5 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: “aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ yaḥ samācaret”
- aśvamedha -
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aśvamedha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrāṇām -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sahasra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “nāsau padamavāpnoti madbhaktair yadavāpyate”
- nāsau -
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- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]u (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- madbhaktair -
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madbhakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]madbhakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yadavā -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- āpyate -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√āp (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√i (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 3557 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.