Sanskrit quote nr. 3848 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्ति श्रीस्तनपत्रभङ्गमकरीमुद्राङ्कितोरःस्थलो ।
देवः सर्वजगत्पतिर्मधुवधूवक्त्राब्जचन्द्रोदयः ॥asti śrīstanapatrabhaṅgamakarīmudrāṅkitoraḥsthalo |
devaḥ sarvajagatpatirmadhuvadhūvaktrābjacandrodayaḥ ||
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.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Aka (अक): defined in 7 categories.
Mudrankita (mudrāṅkita, मुद्राङ्कित, mudrāṅkitā, मुद्राङ्किता): defined in 2 categories.
Urahstha (uraḥstha, उरःस्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Sarvajagat (सर्वजगत्): defined in 5 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Abja (अब्ज): defined in 13 categories.
Candrodaya (चन्द्रोदय): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “asti śrīstanapatrabhaṅgamakarīmudrāṅkitoraḥsthalo”
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śrīs -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaṅgam -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhaṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aka -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- mudrāṅkito -
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mudrāṅkita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mudrāṅkita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mudrāṅkitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uraḥstha -
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uraḥstha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uraḥstha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lo -
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lo (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Line 2: “devaḥ sarvajagatpatirmadhuvadhūvaktrābjacandrodayaḥ”
- devaḥ -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- sarvajagat -
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sarvajagat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- patir -
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pati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhu -
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madhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]madhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vaktrā -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- abja -
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abja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candrodayaḥ -
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candrodaya (noun, 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 3848 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.