Sanskrit quote nr. 6725 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयप्रभसूरीन्द्रः प्रथितः प्रतिभोदयः ।
नानादिव्यप्रबन्धानां निर्मातायं विराजते ॥udayaprabhasūrīndraḥ prathitaḥ pratibhodayaḥ |
nānādivyaprabandhānāṃ nirmātāyaṃ virājate ||
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.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Suri (sūri, सूरि): defined in 11 categories.
Dra (द्र): defined in 4 categories.
Prathita (प्रथित): defined in 6 categories.
Pratibha (प्रतिभ, pratibhā, प्रतिभा): defined in 8 categories.
Nana (nānā, नाना): defined in 13 categories.
Divya (दिव्य): defined in 19 categories.
Prabandha (प्रबन्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Nirmata (nirmāta, निर्मात, nirmātā, निर्माता): defined in 4 categories.
Nirmatri (nirmatr, nirmātṛ, निर्मातृ): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Viraja (virāja, विराज): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “udayaprabhasūrīndraḥ prathitaḥ pratibhodayaḥ”
- udaya -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūrīn -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- draḥ -
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dra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prathitaḥ -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative single from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative single from √prath]
- pratibho -
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pratibha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratibha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pratibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udayaḥ -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nānādivyaprabandhānāṃ nirmātāyaṃ virājate”
- nānā -
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nānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- divya -
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divya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]divya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√div -> divya (absolutive)[absolutive from √div]
- prabandhānām -
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prabandha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- nirmātā -
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nirmāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirmāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nirmātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nirmātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- virāja -
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virāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virāja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 6725 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.