Sanskrit quote nr. 343 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अचतुर्वदनो ब्रह्मा द्विबाहुरपरो हरिः ।
अभाललोचनः शंभुर् भगवान् बादरायणः ॥

acaturvadano brahmā dvibāhuraparo hariḥ |
abhālalocanaḥ śaṃbhur bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ ||

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.

Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Dvibahu (dvibāhu, द्विबाहु): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 14 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Bhalalocana (bhālalocana, भाललोचन): defined in 1 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Badarayana (bādarāyaṇa, बादरायण): defined in 5 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “acaturvadano brahmā dvibāhuraparo hariḥ
  • acatu -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • rva -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adano -
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dvibāhur -
  • dvibāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dvibāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aparo* -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hariḥ -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhālalocanaḥ śaṃbhur bhagavān bādarāyaṇaḥ
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhālalocanaḥ -
  • bhālalocana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śambhur -
  • śambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bādarāyaṇaḥ -
  • bādarāyaṇa (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 343 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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