Sanskrit quote nr. 1655 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तर्विष्णोस्त्रिलोकी निवसति फणिनामीश्वरे सोऽपि शेते सिन्धोः सोऽप्येकदेशे तमपि चुलुकयां कुम्भयोनिश्चकार ।
धत्ते खद्योतलीलामयमपि नभसि श्रीनृसिंहक्षितीन्द्र त्वत्कीर्तेः कर्णनीलोत्पलमिदमपि च प्रेक्षणीयं विभाति ॥antarviṣṇostrilokī nivasati phaṇināmīśvare so'pi śete sindhoḥ so'pyekadeśe tamapi culukayāṃ kumbhayoniścakāra |
dhatte khadyotalīlāmayamapi nabhasi śrīnṛsiṃhakṣitīndra tvatkīrteḥ karṇanīlotpalamidamapi ca prekṣaṇīyaṃ vibhāti ||
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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.
Vishnu (visnu, viṣṇu, विष्णु): defined in 19 categories.
Triloki (trilokī, त्रिलोकी): defined in 3 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sindhu (सिन्धु): defined in 18 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Ekadesha (ekadesa, ekadeśa, एकदेश, ekadeśā, एकदेशा): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Culuka (culukā, चुलुका): defined in 3 categories.
Kumbhayoni (कुम्भयोनि): defined in 4 categories.
Cakara (cakāra, चकार): defined in 8 categories.
Khadyota (खद्योत): defined in 7 categories.
Lilamaya (līlāmaya, लीलामय): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhas (नभस्): defined in 14 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Nrisimha (nrsimha, nṛsiṃha, नृसिंह): defined in 11 categories.
Kshitindra (ksitindra, kṣitīndra, क्षितीन्द्र): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kirti (kīrti, कीर्ति): defined in 12 categories.
Karnanilotpala (karṇanīlotpala, कर्णनीलोत्पल): defined in 1 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Prekshaniya (preksaniya, prekṣaṇīya, प्रेक्षणीय): defined in 3 categories.
Vibhat (vibhāt, विभात्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “antarviṣṇostrilokī nivasati phaṇināmīśvare so'pi śete sindhoḥ so'pyekadeśe tamapi culukayāṃ kumbhayoniścakāra”
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- viṣṇos -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- trilokī -
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trilokī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- nivasati -
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nivasati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- phaṇinām -
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phaṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]phaṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- īśvare -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[locative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śete -
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√śī (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- sindhoḥ -
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sindhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ekadeśe -
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ekadeśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ekadeśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ekadeśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- culukayā -
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culukā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kumbhayoniś -
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kumbhayoni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]kumbhayoni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “dhatte khadyotalīlāmayamapi nabhasi śrīnṛsiṃhakṣitīndra tvatkīrteḥ karṇanīlotpalamidamapi ca prekṣaṇīyaṃ vibhāti”
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third single]
- khadyota -
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khadyota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- līlāmayam -
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līlāmaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]līlāmaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]līlāmayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nabhasi -
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nabhas (noun, masculine)[locative single]nabhas (noun, neuter)[locative single]√nabh (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- śrī -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[compound]
- nṛsiṃha -
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nṛsiṃha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣitīndra -
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kṣitīndra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvat -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- kīrteḥ -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karṇanīlotpalam -
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karṇanīlotpala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prekṣaṇīyam -
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prekṣaṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prekṣaṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prekṣaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vibhāti -
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vibhāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]vibhāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]
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 1655 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.