Sanskrit quote nr. 2117 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपूर्वोऽयं पन्थाः शिव तव विभुत्वस्य कतमो ।
जगद्बन्धो यत्ते पदयुगमकामं प्रणमताम् ॥apūrvo'yaṃ panthāḥ śiva tava vibhutvasya katamo |
jagadbandho yatte padayugamakāmaṃ praṇamatām ||
Index
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.
Apurva (apūrva, अपूर्व): defined in 12 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Pathin (पथिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vibhutva (विभुत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Kata (कत): defined in 11 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Yatta (यत्त, yattā, यत्ता): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Akama (akāma, अकाम): defined in 8 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism
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: “apūrvo'yaṃ panthāḥ śiva tava vibhutvasya katamo”
- apūrvo' -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- panthāḥ -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- śiva -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- vibhutvasya -
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vibhutva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kata -
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kata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mo -
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mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “jagadbandho yatte padayugamakāmaṃ praṇamatām”
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bandho* -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatte -
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yatta (noun, masculine)[locative single]yatta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yattā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yat class 1 verb]√yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [locative single from √yat class 1 verb]√yat -> yattā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yat class 1 verb]
- pada -
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pada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akāmam -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akāmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 2117 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.