Sanskrit quote nr. 6029 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

इन्द्राद्या लोकपाला हरिविधुतपना नागविद्याधराद्या ।
द्वेष्याः सर्वेऽपि देवाः प्रिय तव वरदः कोऽस्ति वन्द्यो गरीयान् ॥

indrādyā lokapālā harividhutapanā nāgavidyādharādyā |
dveṣyāḥ sarve'pi devāḥ priya tava varadaḥ ko'sti vandyo garīyān ||

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 22 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Lokapala (lokapāla, लोकपाल): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (हरि, harī, हरी): defined in 25 categories.
Vidhuta (विधुत): defined in 4 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग): defined in 26 categories.
Vidyadhara (vidyādhara, विद्याधर): defined in 14 categories.
Dveshya (dvesya, dveṣya, द्वेष्य, dveṣyā, द्वेष्या): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Deva (देव, devā, देवा): defined in 19 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Varada (वरद): defined in 14 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Vandya (वन्द्य): defined in 5 categories.
Gariyas (garīyas, गरीयस्): defined in 5 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), Pali, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy)

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: “indrādyā lokapālā harividhutapanā nāgavidyādharādyā”
indrād -
indra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
lokapālā* -
lokapāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hari -
hari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

hari (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

hari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

harī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

harin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vidhuta -
vidhuta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhuta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
panā -
nāga -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidyādharād -
vidyādhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vidyādhara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dveṣyāḥ sarve'pi devāḥ priya tava varadaḥ ko'sti vandyo garīyān”
dveṣyāḥ -
dveṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dveṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dviṣ -> dveṣya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dviṣ], [vocative plural from √dviṣ]

√dviṣ -> dveṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dviṣ], [vocative plural from √dviṣ], [accusative plural from √dviṣ]
sarve' -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
devāḥ -
deva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

devā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
priya -
priya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
varadaḥ -
varada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vandyo* -
vandya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vand -> vandya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb]
garīyān -
garīyas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 6029 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.

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Last Updated: 01 May, 2019