Sanskrit quote nr. 9 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अंसाववष्टब्धनता समाधिः शिरोधराया रहितप्रयासः ।
धृता विकारांस्त्यजता मुखेन प्रसादलक्ष्मीः शशलाञ्छनस्य ॥aṃsāvavaṣṭabdhanatā samādhiḥ śirodharāyā rahitaprayāsaḥ |
dhṛtā vikārāṃstyajatā mukhena prasādalakṣmīḥ śaśalāñchanasya ||⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦
⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⎼⏑¦⎼⎼⏑¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦
Meter name: Upajāti (Indravajrā and Upendravajrā); Type: Akṣaracchanda (sama); 11 syllables per quarter (pāda).
Primary English translation:
“His shoulders are firm and bent (in drawing the bow); effortless is the special pose of the neck; his face puts on the clear beauty of the moon as he shows no emotion (of anger, etc.) of any kind.”
(translation by A. A. Ramanathan)
Secondary translations:
“Die Schultern sind gedrungen und geneigt, die Haltung des Halses ungezwungen; das unverändert bleibende Gesicht trägt die ruhige Anmut des Mondes zur Schau.”
(translation by Carl Cappeller)
Index
- Introduction
- Glossary of terms
- Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
- Sources
- Authorship
- About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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.
Avashtabdha (avastabdha, avaṣṭabdha, अवष्टब्ध): defined in 4 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Nata (natā, नता): defined in 16 categories.
Samadhi (samādhi, समाधि): defined in 22 categories.
Shirodhara (sirodhara, śirodharā, शिरोधरा): defined in 5 categories.
Rahita (रहित): defined in 12 categories.
Prayasa (prayāsa, प्रयास): defined in 7 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत, dhṛtā, धृता): defined in 9 categories.
Vikara (vikāra, विकार): defined in 17 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Kannada, India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “aṃsāvavaṣṭabdhanatā samādhiḥ śirodharāyā rahitaprayāsaḥ”
- aṃsāva -
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aṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- avaṣṭabdha -
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avaṣṭabdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avaṣṭabdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- natā -
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nat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]natā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nam -> natā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √nam class 1 verb]
- samādhiḥ -
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samādhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śirodharāyā* -
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śirodharā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- rahita -
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rahita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rahita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rah class 10 verb]√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rah class 10 verb]
- prayāsaḥ -
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prayāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhṛtā vikārāṃstyajatā mukhena prasādalakṣmīḥ śaśalāñchanasya”
- dhṛtā* -
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dhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vikārāṃs -
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vikāra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tyajatā -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- mukhena -
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mukhena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- prasāda -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣmīḥ -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- śaśalāñchanasya -
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śaśalāñchana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
Sources
This quote is contained within the following Sanskrit literary sources:
Kirātārjunīya (Mahāmahopādhyāya Paṇḍit Durgāprasād: 16.21; Carl Cappeller: 16.21): A Sanskrit epic poem (kāvya) consisting of eighteen cantos. The contents of the books are derived from the Mahābhārata. The plot revolves around the arrival of the Pāṇḍavas who got exiled to the forest. Arjuna performs austerities and is eventually rewarded with the Pāśupatāstra weapon from Śiva, which will aid him in the future war. The book was written by Bhāravi in the 6th century.
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Alaṅkṛtimaṇimālā 65:
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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 9 and can be found on page 2. (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.