Sanskrit quote nr. 5604 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसीनैः स्वं विमानं कृतपरिवृतिभिः सुन्दरीसंगतैस् तैर् ।
देवैः सिद्धैश्च यक्षैरनिमिषनयनैर्दृश्यमानः सतृष्णम् ॥āsīnaiḥ svaṃ vimānaṃ kṛtaparivṛtibhiḥ sundarīsaṃgatais tair |
devaiḥ siddhaiśca yakṣairanimiṣanayanairdṛśyamānaḥ satṛṣṇam ||
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.
Asina (āsīna, आसीन): defined in 11 categories.
Vimana (vimāna, विमान): defined in 18 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Parivriti (parivrti, parivṛti, परिवृति): defined in 1 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yaksha (yaksa, yakṣa, यक्ष): defined in 18 categories.
Animishat (animisat, animiṣat, अनिमिषत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayana (अयन): defined in 13 categories.
Drishyamana (drsyamana, dṛśyamāna, दृश्यमान): defined in 4 categories.
Satrishna (satrsna, satṛṣṇa, सतृष्ण): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Nepali
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: “āsīnaiḥ svaṃ vimānaṃ kṛtaparivṛtibhiḥ sundarīsaṃgatais tair”
- āsīnaiḥ -
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āsīna (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āsīna (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vimānam -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vimāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vimānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- parivṛtibhiḥ -
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parivṛti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- sundarī -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- saṅgatais -
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- Cannot analyse tair
- Line 2: “devaiḥ siddhaiśca yakṣairanimiṣanayanairdṛśyamānaḥ satṛṣṇam”
- devaiḥ -
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deva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]deva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- siddhaiś -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]siddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yakṣair -
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yakṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yakṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- animiṣan -
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animiṣat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ayanair -
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ayana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ayana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dṛśyamānaḥ -
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√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- satṛṣṇam -
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satṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 5604 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.