Sanskrit quote nr. 1651 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्बहिस्त्रिजगतीरसभावविद्वान् यो नर्तयत्यखिलदेहभृतां कुलानि ।
क्षेमं ददातु भगवान् परमादिदेवः शृङ्गारनाटकमहाकविरात्मजन्मा ॥

antarbahistrijagatīrasabhāvavidvān yo nartayatyakhiladehabhṛtāṃ kulāni |
kṣemaṃ dadātu bhagavān paramādidevaḥ śṛṅgāranāṭakamahākavirātmajanmā ||

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.

Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Trijagati (trijagatī, त्रिजगती): defined in 2 categories.
Rasabhavavid (rasabhāvavid, रसभावविद्): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Dehabhrit (dehabhrt, dehabhṛt, देहभृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Kshema (ksema, kṣema, क्षेम): defined in 9 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Ida (idā, इदा): defined in 11 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Nataka (nāṭaka, नाटक): defined in 10 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Akavi (अकवि): defined in 1 categories.
Atmajanman (ātmajanman, आत्मजन्मन्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

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: “antarbahistrijagatīrasabhāvavidvān yo nartayatyakhiladehabhṛtāṃ kulāni
  • antar -
  • antar (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    antar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bahis -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • trijagatīr -
  • trijagatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rasabhāvavid -
  • rasabhāvavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    rasabhāvavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nartayatya -
  • nṛt -> nartayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nṛt]
    nṛt -> nartayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nṛt], [vocative dual from √nṛt], [accusative dual from √nṛt], [locative single from √nṛt]
    nṛt (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • akhila -
  • akhila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehabhṛtām -
  • dehabhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehabhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dehabhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kulāni -
  • kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣemaṃ dadātu bhagavān paramādidevaḥ śṛṅgāranāṭakamahākavirātmajanmā
  • kṣemam -
  • kṣema (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣema (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣemā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dadātu -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active third single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paramād -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ide -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ivaḥ -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • śṛṅgāra -
  • śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāṭakam -
  • nāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akavir -
  • akavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    akavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmajanmā -
  • ātmajanman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 1651 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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