Sanskrit quote nr. 6257 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति ।
भ्रामयन् सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया ॥īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe'rjuna tiṣṭhati |
bhrāmayan sarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā ||
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.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर): defined in 22 categories.
Sarvabhuta (sarvabhūta, सर्वभूत, sarvabhūtā, सर्वभूता): defined in 7 categories.
Hriddesha (hrddesa, hṛddeśa, हृद्देश): defined in 3 categories.
Arjuna (अर्जुन): defined in 19 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhramayat (bhrāmayat, भ्रामयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yantrarudha (yantrārūḍha, यन्त्रारूढ): defined in 1 categories.
Maya (māyā, माया): defined in 29 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Sikhism, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tamil
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: “īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hṛddeśe'rjuna tiṣṭhati”
- īśvaraḥ -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvabhūtānām -
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sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarvabhūtā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- hṛddeśe' -
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hṛddeśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- arjuna -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjuna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “bhrāmayan sarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā”
- bhrāmayan -
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√bhram -> bhrāmayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √bhram], [vocative single from √bhram]
- sarvabhūtāni -
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sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yantrārūḍhāni -
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yantrārūḍha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māyayā -
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māyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental 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 6257 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.