Sanskrit quote nr. 6078 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इमा रूपस्थानस्वजनतनयद्रव्यवनिता- ।
सुतालक्ष्मीकीर्तिद्युतिरतिमतिप्रीतिधृतयः ॥imā rūpasthānasvajanatanayadravyavanitā- |
sutālakṣmīkīrtidyutiratimatiprītidhṛtayaḥ ||
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.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Rupastha (rūpastha, रूपस्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Vanitri (vanitr, vanitṛ, वनितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Suta (सुत, sutā, सुता): defined in 18 categories.
Alakshmi (alaksmi, alakṣmī, अलक्ष्मी): defined in 7 categories.
Dyuti (द्युति): defined in 9 categories.
Atimati (अतिमति): defined in 2 categories.
Dhriti (dhrti, dhṛti, धृति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Hindi, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “imā rūpasthānasvajanatanayadravyavanitā-”
- imā* -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- rūpasthān -
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rūpastha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- asvajan -
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√svaj (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- atanayad -
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√tan (verb class 10)[imperfect active third single]
- ravya -
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√ru -> ravya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]√ru -> ravya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]
- vanitā -
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vanitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vanitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√van (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√van (verb class 8)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- Line 2: “sutālakṣmīkīrtidyutiratimatiprītidhṛtayaḥ”
- sutā -
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suta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- alakṣmī -
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alakṣmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kīrti -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kīrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dyutir -
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dyuti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dyuti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atimati -
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atimati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]atimati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]atimati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prīti -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dhṛtayaḥ -
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dhṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 6078 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.