Sanskrit quote nr. 5016 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आमन्त्रणजयशब्दैः ।
प्रतिपदहुंकारघर्घरारावैः ॥

āmantraṇajayaśabdaiḥ |
pratipadahuṃkāraghargharārāvaiḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Amantrana (āmantraṇa, आमन्त्रण): defined in 6 categories.
Jayashabda (jayasabda, jayaśabda, जयशब्द): defined in 3 categories.
Pratipada (प्रतिपद): defined in 7 categories.
Gharghara (घर्घर, ghargharā, घर्घरा): defined in 9 categories.
Arava (ārāva, आराव): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), India history, Hindi, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “āmantraṇajayaśabdaiḥ
  • āmantraṇa -
  • āmantraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jayaśabdaiḥ -
  • jayaśabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pratipadahuṃkāraghargharārāvaiḥ
  • pratipada -
  • pratipada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • huṅkāra -
  • huṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghargharā -
  • gharghara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gharghara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghargharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārāvaiḥ -
  • ārāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ārāva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 5016 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.

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