Sanskrit quote nr. 3869 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्त्रज्वालावलीढप्रतिबलजलधेरन्तरौर्वायमाणे ।
सेनानाथे स्थितेऽस्मिन् मम पितरि गुरौ सर्वधन्वीश्वराणाम् ॥astrajvālāvalīḍhapratibalajaladherantaraurvāyamāṇe |
senānāthe sthite'smin mama pitari gurau sarvadhanvīśvarāṇām ||
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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.
Astra (अस्त्र): defined in 11 categories.
Jvala (jvāla, ज्वाल): defined in 14 categories.
Pratibala (प्रतिबल): defined in 4 categories.
Jaladhi (जलधि): defined in 8 categories.
Antara (antarā, अन्तरा): defined in 17 categories.
Aurva (और्व): defined in 3 categories.
Mana (māṇa, माण): defined in 24 categories.
Senanatha (senānātha, सेनानाथ): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित, sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 21 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Sarvadhanvin (सर्वधन्विन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 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: “astrajvālāvalīḍhapratibalajaladherantaraurvāyamāṇe”
- astra -
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astra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jvālāva -
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jvāla (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alīḍha -
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√lih (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- pratibala -
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pratibala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratibala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaladher -
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jaladhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- antarau -
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antarā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]antara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]antarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aurvāya -
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aurva (noun, masculine)[dative single]aurva (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- māṇe -
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māṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “senānāthe sthite'smin mama pitari gurau sarvadhanvīśvarāṇām”
- senānāthe -
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senānātha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthite' -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- pitari -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- gurau -
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guru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sarvadhanvī -
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sarvadhanvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- īśvarāṇām -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]īśvara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 3869 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.