Sanskrit quote nr. 4192 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अहो विशालं भूपाल भुवनत्रितयोदरम् ।
माति मातुमशक्योऽपि यशोराशिर्यदत्र ते ॥aho viśālaṃ bhūpāla bhuvanatritayodaram |
māti mātumaśakyo'pi yaśorāśiryadatra te ||
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.
Vishalam (visalam, viśālam, विशालम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Bhupala (bhūpāla, भूपाल): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Trita (tritā, त्रिता): defined in 4 categories.
Tritaya (त्रितय): defined in 6 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Mati (mātī, माती): defined in 16 categories.
Matu (mātu, मातु): defined in 8 categories.
Ashakya (asakya, aśakya, अशक्य): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Yashorashi (yasorasi, yaśorāśi, यशोराशि): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nepali
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 viśālaṃ bhūpāla bhuvanatritayodaram”
- 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]
- viśālam -
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viśālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhūpāla -
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bhūpāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvana -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tritayo -
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tritaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tritā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “māti mātumaśakyo'pi yaśorāśiryadatra te”
- māti -
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māti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]mātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- mātum -
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√mā -> mātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √mā]√mā -> mātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √mā]√mā -> mātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √mā]√mā -> mātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √mā]√mā -> mātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √mā]mātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aśakyo' -
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aśakya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yaśorāśir -
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yaśorāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 4192 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.