Sanskrit quote nr. 518 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अतन्द्रितचमूपतिप्रहितहस्तमस्वीकृत- प्रणीतमणिपादुकं किमिति विस्मितान्तःपुरम् ।
अवाहनपरिष्क्रियं पतगराजमारोहतः करिप्रवरबृंहिते भगवतस्त्वरायै नमः ॥

atandritacamūpatiprahitahastamasvīkṛta- praṇītamaṇipādukaṃ kimiti vismitāntaḥpuram |
avāhanapariṣkriyaṃ patagarājamārohataḥ karipravarabṛṃhite bhagavatastvarāyai namaḥ ||

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.

Atandrita (अतन्द्रित): defined in 3 categories.
Prahita (प्रहित): defined in 3 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Asvikrita (asvikrta, asvīkṛta, अस्वीकृत): defined in 4 categories.
Pranita (praṇīta, प्रणीत): defined in 7 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Paduka (pāduka, पादुक): defined in 13 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vismita (विस्मित): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Pura (पुर): defined in 18 categories.
Avahana (avāhana, अवाहन): defined in 14 categories.
Patagaraja (patagarāja, पतगराज): defined in 1 categories.
Aroha (āroha, आरोह): defined in 8 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Pravara (प्रवर): defined in 15 categories.
Brimhita (brmhita, bṛṃhita, बृंहित, bṛṃhitā, बृंहिता): defined in 3 categories.
Bhagavat (भगवत्): defined in 13 categories.
Tvara (tvarā, त्वरा): defined in 6 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Namas (नमस्): defined in 2 categories.

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

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: “atandritacamūpatiprahitahastamasvīkṛta- praṇītamaṇipādukaṃ kimiti vismitāntaḥpuram
  • atandrita -
  • atandrita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atandrita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • camūpati -
  • camūpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prahita -
  • prahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asvīkṛta -
  • asvīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asvīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇītam -
  • praṇīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pādukam -
  • pāduka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāduka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pādukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vismitān -
  • vismita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puram -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “avāhanapariṣkriyaṃ patagarājamārohataḥ karipravarabṛṃhite bhagavatastvarāyai namaḥ
  • avāhana -
  • avāhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariṣkriyam -
  • pariṣkriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • patagarājam -
  • patagarāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āroha -
  • āroha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kari -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    karin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pravara -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bṛṃhite -
  • bṛṃhita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bṛṃhita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bṛṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh], [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh], [locative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛṃhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
  • bhagavatas -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tvarāyai -
  • tvarā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (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 518 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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