Sanskrit quote nr. 4512 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आज्ञा शक्रशिखामणिप्रणयिनी शास्त्राणि चक्षुर्नवं ।
भक्तिर्भूतपतौ पिनाकिनि पदं लङ्केति दिव्या पुरी ॥ājñā śakraśikhāmaṇipraṇayinī śāstrāṇi cakṣurnavaṃ |
bhaktirbhūtapatau pinākini padaṃ laṅketi divyā purī ||
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.
Shakra (sakra, śakra, शक्र): defined in 17 categories.
Pranayin (praṇayin, प्रणयिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Bhutapati (bhūtapati, भूतपति): defined in 5 categories.
Pinakin (pinākin, पिनाकिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Pinakini (pinākinī, पिनाकिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Lanka (laṅka, लङ्क, laṅkā, लङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Divi (divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Divya (divyā, दिव्या): defined in 19 categories.
Puri (पुरि, purī, पुरी): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Prakrit, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “ājñā śakraśikhāmaṇipraṇayinī śāstrāṇi cakṣurnavaṃ”
- ājñā -
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ājñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śakra -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikhāmaṇi -
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śikhāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- praṇayinī -
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praṇayinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]praṇayin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śāstrāṇi -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cakṣur -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- navam -
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nava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]navā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “bhaktirbhūtapatau pinākini padaṃ laṅketi divyā purī”
- bhaktir -
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bhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhūtapatau -
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bhūtapati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pinākini -
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pinākinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]pinākin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- laṅke -
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laṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]laṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- divyā -
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divī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]divyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- purī -
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purī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]puri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4512 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.