Sanskrit quote nr. 4184 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो रघुशिरोमणेरभिनवप्रतापावलि- ।
प्रचण्डकिरणप्रथाप्रसरसाध्वसादाश्वयम् ॥aho raghuśiromaṇerabhinavapratāpāvali- |
pracaṇḍakiraṇaprathāprasarasādhvasādāśvayam ||
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.
Raghu (रघु): defined in 6 categories.
Abhinava (अभिनव): defined in 9 categories.
Pratapa (pratāpa, प्रताप): defined in 9 categories.
Pracanda (pracaṇḍa, प्रचण्ड): defined in 11 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण): defined in 10 categories.
Pratha (prathā, प्रथा): defined in 3 categories.
Prasara (प्रसर): defined in 10 categories.
Sadhvasa (sādhvasa, साध्वस): defined in 3 categories.
Ashva (asva, āśva, आश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tamil
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: “aho raghuśiromaṇerabhinavapratāpāvali-”
- aho* -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- raghu -
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raghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]raghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śiromaṇer -
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śiromaṇi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- abhinava -
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abhinava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhinava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratāpāva -
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pratāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ali -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “pracaṇḍakiraṇaprathāprasarasādhvasādāśvayam”
- pracaṇḍa -
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pracaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pracaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiraṇa -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathā -
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prathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasara -
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prasara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhvasād -
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sādhvasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āśva -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, 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 4184 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.