Sanskrit quote nr. 4281 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकाश प्रसर प्रसर्पत दिशस्त्वं पृथ्वि पृथ्वी भव ।
प्रत्यक्षीकृतमादिराजयशसां युष्माभिरुज्जृम्भितम् ॥ākāśa prasara prasarpata diśastvaṃ pṛthvi pṛthvī bhava |
pratyakṣīkṛtamādirājayaśasāṃ yuṣmābhirujjṛmbhitam ||
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.
Akasha (akasa, ākāśa, आकाश): defined in 23 categories.
Prasara (प्रसर): defined in 10 categories.
Prasarpa (प्रसर्प): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Dishas (disas, diśas, दिशस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prithvi (prthvi, pṛthvī, पृथ्वी): defined in 19 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Pratyakshikrita (pratyaksikrta, pratyakṣīkṛta, प्रत्यक्षीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Adiraja (ādirāja, आदिराज): defined in 5 categories.
Yashas (yasas, yaśas, यशस्): defined in 6 categories.
Ujjrimbhita (ujjrmbhita, ujjṛmbhita, उज्जृम्भित): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ākāśa prasara prasarpata diśastvaṃ pṛthvi pṛthvī bhava”
- ākāśa -
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ākāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasara -
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prasara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasarpa -
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prasarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasarpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- diśas -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- pṛthvi -
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pṛthvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pṛthvī -
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pṛthvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “pratyakṣīkṛtamādirājayaśasāṃ yuṣmābhirujjṛmbhitam”
- pratyakṣīkṛtam -
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pratyakṣīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratyakṣīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratyakṣīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ādirāja -
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ādirāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaśasām -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaśas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]yaśasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yuṣmābhir -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- ujjṛmbhitam -
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ujjṛmbhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ujjṛmbhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ujjṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 4281 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.