Sanskrit quote nr. 1103 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिगमनमनेकास्तारका राजमानाः प्रतिगृहमपि दीपाः प्राप्नुवन्ति प्रतिष्ठाम् ।
दिशि दिशि विकसन्तः सन्ति खद्योतपोताः सवितरि उदितेऽस्मिन् किं नु लोकैरलोकि ॥

adhigamanamanekāstārakā rājamānāḥ pratigṛhamapi dīpāḥ prāpnuvanti pratiṣṭhām |
diśi diśi vikasantaḥ santi khadyotapotāḥ savitari udite'smin kiṃ nu lokairaloki ||

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.

Adhigamana (अधिगमन): defined in 2 categories.
Aneka (अनेक, anekā, अनेका): defined in 11 categories.
Taraka (tāraka, तारक, tārakā, तारका): defined in 17 categories.
Rajamana (rājamāna, राजमान, rājamānā, राजमाना): defined in 3 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dipa (dīpa, दीप): defined in 18 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Pratishtha (pratistha, pratiṣṭhā, प्रतिष्ठा): defined in 17 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Vikasat (विकसत्): defined in 3 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.
Udita (उदित, uditā, उदिता): defined in 11 categories.
Uditi (उदिति): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Lokin (लोकिन्): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Prakrit, 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: “adhigamanamanekāstārakā rājamānāḥ pratigṛhamapi dīpāḥ prāpnuvanti pratiṣṭhām”
adhigamanam -
adhigamana (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]
rājamānāḥ -
rājamāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājamānā (noun, feminine)

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

√rāj -> rājamāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rāj class 1 verb]
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]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dīpāḥ -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnuvanti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third plural]
pratiṣṭhām -
pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “diśi diśi vikasantaḥ santi khadyotapotāḥ savitari udite'smin kiṃ nu lokairaloki”
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]
vikasantaḥ -
vikasat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√vikas -> vikasat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vikas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vikas class 1 verb]
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]
udite' -
udita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

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

uditā (noun, feminine)

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

uditi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
lokair -
loka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
a -
a (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 1103 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