Sanskrit quote nr. 5082 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयातः कुमुदेश्वरो विजयते सर्वेश्वरो मारुतो ।
भृङ्गः स्फूर्जति भैरवो न निकटं प्राणेश्वरो मुञ्चति ॥āyātaḥ kumudeśvaro vijayate sarveśvaro māruto |
bhṛṅgaḥ sphūrjati bhairavo na nikaṭaṃ prāṇeśvaro muñcati ||
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.
Ayata (āyāta, आयात): defined in 14 categories.
Kumud (कुमुद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kumuda (kumudā, कुमुदा): defined in 19 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Vijaya (विजय): defined in 27 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Bhairava (भैरव): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Nikatam (nikaṭam, निकटम्): defined in 3 categories.
Nikata (nikaṭa, निकट): defined in 9 categories.
Praneshvara (pranesvara, prāṇeśvara, प्राणेश्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “āyātaḥ kumudeśvaro vijayate sarveśvaro māruto”
- āyātaḥ -
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āyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kumude -
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kumuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kumud (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]kumud (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]kumudā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īśvaro* -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vijaya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- sarveśvaro* -
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- Cannot analyse māruto
- Line 2: “bhṛṅgaḥ sphūrjati bhairavo na nikaṭaṃ prāṇeśvaro muñcati”
- bhṛṅgaḥ -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sphūrjati -
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√sphūrj -> sphūrjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb]√sphūrj -> sphūrjat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb]√sphūrj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- bhairavo* -
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bhairava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikaṭam -
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nikaṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nikaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nikaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nikaṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāṇeśvaro* -
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prāṇeśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- muñcati -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third 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 5082 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.