Sanskrit quote nr. 4530 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आताम्रतामपनयामि विवर्ण एष ।
लाक्षाकृतां चरणयोस्तव देवि मूर्ध्ना ॥ātāmratāmapanayāmi vivarṇa eṣa |
lākṣākṛtāṃ caraṇayostava devi mūrdhnā ||
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.
Atamra (ātāmra, आताम्र): defined in 2 categories.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Yami (yāmī, यामी): defined in 9 categories.
Vivarna (vivarṇa, विवर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lākṣā, लाक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛtā, अकृता): defined in 8 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Devin (देविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “ātāmratāmapanayāmi vivarṇa eṣa”
- ātāmra -
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ātāmra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātāmra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāma -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pana -
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√pan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yāmi -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- vivarṇa* -
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vivarṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “lākṣākṛtāṃ caraṇayostava devi mūrdhnā”
- lākṣā -
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lākṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṛtām -
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akṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active third dual]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual], [aorist active third dual]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active third dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active third dual]
- caraṇayos -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- devi -
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devī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]devin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]devin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mūrdhnā -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 4530 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.