Sanskrit quote nr. 3853 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्तु स्वस्त्ययनाय दिग्धनपते कैलासशैलाश्रय- ।
श्रीकण्ठाभरणेन्दुविभ्रमदिवानक्तंभ्रमत्कौमुदी ॥astu svastyayanāya digdhanapate kailāsaśailāśraya- |
śrīkaṇṭhābharaṇenduvibhramadivānaktaṃbhramatkaumudī ||
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.
Svastyayana (स्वस्त्ययन): defined in 6 categories.
Digdha (दिग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Nabh (नभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Kailasa (kailāsa, कैलास): defined in 15 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल, śailā, शैला): defined in 13 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Shrikantha (srikantha, śrīkaṇṭha, श्रीकण्ठ): defined in 11 categories.
Abharana (ābharaṇa, आभरण): defined in 14 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Divanaktam (divānaktam, दिवानक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Kaumudi (kaumudī, कौमुदी): defined in 7 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “astu svastyayanāya digdhanapate kailāsaśailāśraya-”
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- svastyayanāya -
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svastyayana (noun, masculine)[dative single]svastyayana (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- digdha -
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digdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]digdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dih (verb class 2)[present active second plural], [imperative active second plural]
- nap -
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nabh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ate -
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- kailāsa -
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kailāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śailā -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śailā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśraya -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “śrīkaṇṭhābharaṇenduvibhramadivānaktaṃbhramatkaumudī”
- śrīkaṇṭhā -
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śrīkaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābharaṇe -
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ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vibhrama -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- divānaktam -
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divānaktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhramat -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[compound]bhramat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaumudī -
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kaumudī (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 3853 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.