Sanskrit quote nr. 4996 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभिचारिकहोमैस्तु मन्त्रैः षट्कर्मसाधकः ।
यन्त्रलेखनकैरुग्रैर् उपांशुजपनादिभिः ॥ābhicārikahomaistu mantraiḥ ṣaṭkarmasādhakaḥ |
yantralekhanakairugrair upāṃśujapanādibhiḥ ||
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.
Abhicarika (ābhicārika, आभिचारिक): defined in 3 categories.
Homa (होम): defined in 15 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Sadhaka (sādhaka, साधक): defined in 19 categories.
Yantra (यन्त्र): defined in 24 categories.
Lekhana (लेखन): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Upamshu (upamsu, upāṃśu, उपांशु): defined in 6 categories.
Japana (जपन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “ābhicārikahomaistu mantraiḥ ṣaṭkarmasādhakaḥ”
- ābhicārika -
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ābhicārika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ābhicārika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- homais -
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homa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mantraiḥ -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ṣaṭkarma -
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ṣaṭkarman (noun, masculine)[compound]ṣaṭkarman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sādhakaḥ -
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sādhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yantralekhanakairugrair upāṃśujapanādibhiḥ”
- yantra -
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yantra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yantr (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lekhana -
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lekhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lekhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kair -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ugrair -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ugra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- upāṃśu -
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upāṃśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upāṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- japanād -
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japana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhiḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 4996 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.