Sanskrit quote nr. 373 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अजनि भगवानस्माद्वेधाः शिरःसु सुधाभुजां कृतपदमिदं चैतद्देव्याः श्रियो धृतिमन्दिरम् ।
तदिह भुवनाभोगश्लाघ्ये सरोरुहि यच्चिरं शशधर तव द्वेषारम्भः स एष जडग्रहः ॥

ajani bhagavānasmādvedhāḥ śiraḥsu sudhābhujāṃ kṛtapadamidaṃ caitaddevyāḥ śriyo dhṛtimandiram |
tadiha bhuvanābhogaślāghye saroruhi yacciraṃ śaśadhara tava dveṣārambhaḥ sa eṣa jaḍagrahaḥ ||

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.

Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vedha (वेध, vedhā, वेधा): defined in 14 categories.
Vedhas (वेधस्): defined in 3 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Sudhabhuj (sudhābhuj, सुधाभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritapada (krtapada, kṛtapada, कृतपद): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Etadda (etaddā, एतद्दा): defined in 1 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Dhritimat (dhrtimat, dhṛtimat, धृतिमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Abhoga (अभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Shlaghya (slaghya, ślāghya, श्लाघ्य, ślāghyā, श्लाघ्या): defined in 3 categories.
Saroruh (सरोरुह्): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Shashadhara (sasadhara, śaśadhara, शशधर): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dvesha (dvesa, dveṣa, द्वेष): defined in 16 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Jada (jaḍa, जड): defined in 15 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.

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

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: “ajani bhagavānasmādvedhāḥ śiraḥsu sudhābhujāṃ kṛtapadamidaṃ caitaddevyāḥ śriyo dhṛtimandiram”
ajani -
ajani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√jan (verb class 1)

[aorist middle first single]

√jan (verb class 10)

[aorist middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle first single], [aorist middle first single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[aorist middle first single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[aorist middle first single]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmād -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
vedhāḥ -
vedha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vedhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

vedhas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiraḥsu -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sudhābhujām -
sudhābhuj (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
kṛtapadam -
kṛtapada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtapada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṛtapadā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
etadde -
etaddā (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

etaddā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vyāḥ -
vya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śriyo* -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
dhṛtiman -
dhṛtimat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
di -
dī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tadiha bhuvanābhogaślāghye saroruhi yacciraṃ śaśadhara tava dveṣārambhaḥ sa eṣa jaḍagrahaḥ”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhuvanā -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhoga -
abhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ślāghye -
ślāghya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ślāghya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ślāghyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]

√ślāgh -> ślāghya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [locative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb]

√ślāgh -> ślāghyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ślāgh class 1 verb]

√ślāgh (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]
saroruhi -
saroruh (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yac -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śaśadhara -
śaśadhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
dveṣā -
dveṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
arambhaḥ -
√rambh (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa -
eṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√eṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√iṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jaḍa -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grahaḥ -
graha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 373 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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Last Updated: 23 April, 2019