Sanskrit quote nr. 1545 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनेकविद्वज्जनरत्नपूर्णं वे दोदकन्यायतरङ्गरम्यम् ।
अलङ्घनीयं गुरुतीर्थमेकं सभासमुद्रं शिरसा नमामि ॥

anekavidvajjanaratnapūrṇaṃ ve dodakanyāyataraṅgaramyam |
alaṅghanīyaṃ gurutīrthamekaṃ sabhāsamudraṃ śirasā namāmi ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. 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.

Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Vidvajjana (विद्वज्जन): defined in 5 categories.
Ratna (रत्न): defined in 19 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Udaka (उदक): defined in 13 categories.
Nyaya (nyāya, न्याय): defined in 14 categories.
Taranga (taraṅga, तरङ्ग): defined in 14 categories.
Ramya (रम्य): defined in 14 categories.
Alanghaniya (alaṅghanīya, अलङ्घनीय): defined in 4 categories.
Gurutirtha (gurutīrtha, गुरुतीर्थ): defined in 1 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Samudra (समुद्र): defined in 17 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “anekavidvajjanaratnapūrṇaṃ ve dodakanyāyataraṅgaramyam
  • aneka -
  • aneka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aneka (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vidvajjana -
  • vidvajjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrṇam -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • ve -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • do -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • udaka -
  • udaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyāya -
  • nyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taraṅga -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramyam -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
  • Line 2: “alaṅghanīyaṃ gurutīrthamekaṃ sabhāsamudraṃ śirasā namāmi
  • alaṅghanīyam -
  • alaṅghanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaṅghanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alaṅghanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gurutīrtham -
  • gurutīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sabhā -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samudram -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śirasā -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • namāmi -
  • nam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1545 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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