Sanskrit quote nr. 5003 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभोगः स्तनयोर्महत्यतिमहान् मुक्तास्रजं भासुरो ।
माहात्म्यावहितप्रभूतसुमनोबाणोऽपि तेऽन्तः स्थितः ॥ābhogaḥ stanayormahatyatimahān muktāsrajaṃ bhāsuro |
māhātmyāvahitaprabhūtasumanobāṇo'pi te'ntaḥ sthitaḥ ||
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.
Abhoga (ābhoga, आभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahati (mahatī, महती): defined in 10 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 12 categories.
Muktasraj (muktāsraj, मुक्तास्रज्): defined in 2 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Mahatmya (māhātmya, माहात्म्य): defined in 8 categories.
Avahita (अवहित): defined in 4 categories.
Prabhuta (prabhūta, प्रभूत): defined in 10 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tamil, Yoga (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: “ābhogaḥ stanayormahatyatimahān muktāsrajaṃ bhāsuro”
- ābhogaḥ -
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ābhoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stanayor -
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stana (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- mahatya -
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mahatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√mah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]maha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- muktāsrajam -
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muktāsraj (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhāsu -
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bhāsu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]bhā (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ro -
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ru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “māhātmyāvahitaprabhūtasumanobāṇo'pi te'ntaḥ sthitaḥ”
- māhātmyā -
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māhātmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avahita -
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avahita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avahita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhūta -
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prabhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sumano -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sumanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sumana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bāṇo' -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- 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]
- antaḥ -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthitaḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 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 5003 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.