Sanskrit quote nr. 6093 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इयं चिद्रूपापि प्रकटजडरूपा भगवती ।
यदीयाम्भोबिन्दुर्वितरति हि शंभोरपि पदम् ॥iyaṃ cidrūpāpi prakaṭajaḍarūpā bhagavatī |
yadīyāmbhobindurvitarati hi śaṃbhorapi padam ||
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.
Cidrupa (cidrūpa, चिद्रूप, cidrūpā, चिद्रूपा): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप, rūpā, रूपा): defined in 25 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Bhagavati (bhagavatī, भगवती): defined in 10 categories.
Yadiya (yadīyā, यदीया): defined in 3 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Bindu (बिन्दु): defined in 20 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Arati (अरति): defined in 16 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
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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: “iyaṃ cidrūpāpi prakaṭajaḍarūpā bhagavatī”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cidrūpā -
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cidrūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cidrūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cidrūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prakaṭa -
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prakaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaḍa -
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jaḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpā* -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhagavatī -
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bhagavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “yadīyāmbhobindurvitarati hi śaṃbhorapi padam”
- yadīyām -
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yadīyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- bindur -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arati -
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arati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śambhor -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6093 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.