Sanskrit quote nr. 6025 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्द्रस् त्वं नृप सुन्दरी तव शची पुत्रो जयन्तोपमो ।
गेहं भाति च वैजयन्तसदृशं नागोऽभ्रमोर्वल्लभः ॥indras tvaṃ nṛpa sundarī tava śacī putro jayantopamo |
gehaṃ bhāti ca vaijayantasadṛśaṃ nāgo'bhramorvallabhaḥ ||
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.
Indra (इन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Putra (पुत्र): defined in 14 categories.
Jayanta (जयन्त): defined in 15 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Geha (गेह): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vaijayanta (वैजयन्त): defined in 6 categories.
Sadrisham (sadrsam, sadṛśam, सदृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrish (sadrs, sadṛś, सदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Sadrisha (sadrsa, sadṛśa, सदृश): defined in 12 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Abhramu (अभ्रमु): defined in 4 categories.
Vallabha (वल्लभ): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Pali, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “indras tvaṃ nṛpa sundarī tava śacī putro jayantopamo”
- indras -
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indra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sundarī -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- śacī -
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śacī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaci (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jayanto -
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jayanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jayanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ūpa -
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√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- mo -
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mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “gehaṃ bhāti ca vaijayantasadṛśaṃ nāgo'bhramorvallabhaḥ”
- geham -
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geha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaijayanta -
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vaijayanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaijayanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadṛśam -
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sadṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sadṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sadṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sadṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nāgo' -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhramor -
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abhramu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vallabhaḥ -
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vallabha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6025 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.