Sanskrit quote nr. 5227 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरोग्यं चिरमश्विनी नरपते तोषं शिवः केशवः ।
कल्याणं तव सर्वदा शशिरवी प्रोद्दीपनं देवताः ॥ārogyaṃ ciramaśvinī narapate toṣaṃ śivaḥ keśavaḥ |
kalyāṇaṃ tava sarvadā śaśiravī proddīpanaṃ devatāḥ ||
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.
Arogya (ārogya, आरोग्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Ashvin (asvin, aśvin, अश्विन्): defined in 9 categories.
Ashvini (asvini, aśvinī, अश्विनी): defined in 10 categories.
Narapati (नरपति): defined in 6 categories.
Tosha (tosa, toṣa, तोष): defined in 8 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Uddipana (uddīpana, उद्दीपन): defined in 7 categories.
Devata (devatā, देवता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ārogyaṃ ciramaśvinī narapate toṣaṃ śivaḥ keśavaḥ”
- ārogyam -
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ārogya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārogya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ārogyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aśvinī -
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aśvinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aśvin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- narapate -
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narapati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- toṣam -
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toṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śivaḥ -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- keśavaḥ -
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keśava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kalyāṇaṃ tava sarvadā śaśiravī proddīpanaṃ devatāḥ”
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaśi -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ravī -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uddīpanam -
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uddīpana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uddīpana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uddīpanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- devatāḥ -
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devatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 5227 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.