Sanskrit quote nr. 4727 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदित्यादिग्रहाः सर्वे नक्षत्राणि च राशयः ।
आयुः कुर्वन्तु ते नित्यं यस्यैषा जन्मपत्रिका ॥ādityādigrahāḥ sarve nakṣatrāṇi ca rāśayaḥ |
āyuḥ kurvantu te nityaṃ yasyaiṣā janmapatrikā ||
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.
Aditya (āditya, आदित्य, ādityā, आदित्या): defined in 16 categories.
Adish (adis, ādiś, आदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Nakshatra (naksatra, nakṣatra, नक्षत्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Rashi (rasi, rāśi, राशि): defined in 18 categories.
Ayu (āyu, आयु): defined in 9 categories.
Ayus (āyus, आयुस्): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Janmapa (जन्मप): defined in 1 categories.
Trika (trikā, त्रिका): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Buddhism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Pali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ādityādigrahāḥ sarve nakṣatrāṇi ca rāśayaḥ”
- ādityā -
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āditya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āditya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ādityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādig -
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ādiś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- rahāḥ -
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raha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nakṣatrāṇi -
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nakṣatra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāśayaḥ -
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rāśi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “āyuḥ kurvantu te nityaṃ yasyaiṣā janmapatrikā”
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kurvantu -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active third plural]
- 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]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasyai -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yā (noun, feminine)[dative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[dative single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiṣā -
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- janmapa -
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janmapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- trikā -
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trikā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4727 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.