Sanskrit quote nr. 1099 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिगगनमनेकास्तारका राज्यभाजः प्रतिगृहमिह दीपा दर्शयन्ति प्रभुत्वम् ।
दिशि दिशि विलसन्तः सन्ति खद्योतपोताः सवितरि परिभूते किं न लोकैर्व्यलोकि ॥

adhigaganamanekāstārakā rājyabhājaḥ pratigṛhamiha dīpā darśayanti prabhutvam |
diśi diśi vilasantaḥ santi khadyotapotāḥ savitari paribhūte kiṃ na lokairvyaloki ||

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.

Gagana (गगन): defined in 20 categories.
Aneka (अनेक, anekā, अनेका): defined in 11 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 categories.
Rajyabhaj (rājyabhāj, राज्यभाज्): defined in 1 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Dipa (dīpa, दीप): defined in 18 categories.
Darshayat (darsayat, darśayat, दर्शयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prabhutva (प्रभुत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Khadyota (खद्योत): defined in 7 categories.
Pota (पोत): defined in 13 categories.
Savitri (savitr, savitṛ, सवितृ): defined in 11 categories.
Paribhuta (paribhūta, परिभूत, paribhūtā, परिभूता): defined in 4 categories.
Paribhuti (paribhūti, परिभूति): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Lokin (लोकिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Samkhya (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jain 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: “adhigaganamanekāstārakā rājyabhājaḥ pratigṛhamiha dīpā darśayanti prabhutvam”
adhi -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

adhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
gaganam -
gagana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anekās -
aneka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anekā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tārakā* -
tāraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tārakā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
gṛham -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpā* -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
darśayanti -
√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √dṛś]

√dṛś (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
prabhutvam -
prabhutva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “diśi diśi vilasantaḥ santi khadyotapotāḥ savitari paribhūte kiṃ na lokairvyaloki”
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vilasantaḥ -
vilasat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

sat (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
khadyota -
khadyota (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
potāḥ -
pota (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
savitari -
savitṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
paribhūte -
paribhūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paribhūta (noun, neuter)

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

paribhūtā (noun, feminine)

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

paribhūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lokair -
loka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vya -
vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
loki -
lokin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

lokin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 1099 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: 24 April, 2019