Sanskrit quote nr. 5693 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आहवे जगदुद्दण्डराजमण्डलराहवे ।
श्रीनृसिंह महीपाल स्वस्त्यस्तु तव बाहवे ॥āhave jagaduddaṇḍarājamaṇḍalarāhave |
śrīnṛsiṃha mahīpāla svastyastu tava bāhave ||
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.
Ahava (āhava, आहव): defined in 7 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Uddanda (uddaṇḍa, उद्दण्ड): defined in 6 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज): defined in 16 categories.
Raj (rāj, राज्): defined in 4 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Rahavi (rāhavi, राहवि): defined in 1 categories.
Rahu (rāhu, राहु): defined in 18 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Nrisimha (nrsimha, nṛsiṃha, नृसिंह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahipala (mahīpāla, महीपाल): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Bahava (bāhava, बाहव): defined in 6 categories.
Bahavi (bāhavi, बाहवि): defined in 1 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “āhave jagaduddaṇḍarājamaṇḍalarāhave”
- āhave -
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āhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uddaṇḍa -
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uddaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rājam -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[adverb]rājan (noun, masculine)[adverb]rāj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāhave -
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rāhavi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rāhu (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “śrīnṛsiṃha mahīpāla svastyastu tava bāhave”
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- nṛsiṃha -
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nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahīpāla -
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mahīpāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- svastyas -
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svastya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- bāhave -
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bāhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]bāhava (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bāhavi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bāhu (noun, masculine)[dative 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 5693 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.