Sanskrit quote nr. 4499 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आज्ञां मन्मथचक्रवर्तिनृपतेरादाय निःशङ्कधीर् ।
भ्राम्यद्भृङ्गमहाजनान् पिकगिरा साकूतमाकारयन् ॥ājñāṃ manmathacakravartinṛpaterādāya niḥśaṅkadhīr |
bhrāmyadbhṛṅgamahājanān pikagirā sākūtamākārayan ||
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.
Ajna (ājñā, आज्ञा): defined in 12 categories.
Manmatha (मन्मथ): defined in 11 categories.
Cakravartin (चक्रवर्तिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Patera (पतेर): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Bhramin (bhrāmin, भ्रामिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Ajana (अजन): defined in 7 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (girā, गिरा): defined in 10 categories.
Sakutam (sākūtam, साकूतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sakuta (sākūta, साकूत): defined in 2 categories.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 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: “ājñāṃ manmathacakravartinṛpaterādāya niḥśaṅkadhīr”
- ājñām -
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ājñā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- manmatha -
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manmatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakravartin -
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cakravartin (noun, masculine)[vocative single]cakravartin (noun, neuter)[vocative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- paterād -
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patera (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Cannot analyse niḥśaṅkadhīr
- Line 2: “bhrāmyadbhṛṅgamahājanān pikagirā sākūtamākārayan”
- bhrāmya -
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bhrāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhrāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhram]√bhram (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhṛṅgam -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahā -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajanān -
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ajana (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pika -
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pika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- girā -
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gir (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]girā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sākūtam -
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sākūtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sākūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sākūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sākūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākāra -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
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 4499 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.