Sanskrit quote nr. 2373 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभ्यर्थ्य सप्रणति मन्दिरमभ्युपेता ।
देवी स्वयं भगवती पृथगेव तासाम् ॥abhyarthya sapraṇati mandiramabhyupetā |
devī svayaṃ bhagavatī pṛthageva tāsām ||
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.
Abhyarthya (अभ्यर्थ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Mandira (मन्दिर): defined in 12 categories.
Abhyupeta (abhyupetā, अभ्युपेता): defined in 1 categories.
Devi (devī, देवी): defined in 18 categories.
Devin (देविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Bhagavati (bhagavatī, भगवती): defined in 10 categories.
Prithak (prthak, pṛthak, पृथक्): defined in 7 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “abhyarthya sapraṇati mandiramabhyupetā”
- abhyarthya -
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abhyarthya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhyarthya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- praṇati -
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praṇati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mandiram -
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mandira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mandira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- abhyupetā -
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abhyupetā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “devī svayaṃ bhagavatī pṛthageva tāsām”
- devī -
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devī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]devin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhagavatī -
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bhagavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pṛthag -
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pṛthak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāsām -
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sā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
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 2373 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.