Sanskrit quote nr. 682 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यायतैर्नियमकारिभिरुद्धतानां दिव्यैः प्रभाभिरनपायमयैरुपायैः ।
शौरिर्भुजैरिव चतुर्भिरदः सदा यो लक्ष्मीविलासभवनैर्भुवनं बभार ॥

atyāyatairniyamakāribhiruddhatānāṃ divyaiḥ prabhābhiranapāyamayairupāyaiḥ |
śaurirbhujairiva caturbhiradaḥ sadā yo lakṣmīvilāsabhavanairbhuvanaṃ babhāra ||

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.

Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Atyaya (atyāya, अत्याय): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Niyama (नियम): defined in 17 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत, uddhatā, उद्धता): defined in 12 categories.
Divya (दिव्य): defined in 19 categories.
Prabha (prabhā, प्रभा): defined in 15 categories.
Anapaya (anapāya, अनपाय): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Upaya (upāya, उपाय): defined in 18 categories.
Shauri (sauri, śauri, शौरि): defined in 11 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Rada (रद): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Lakshmivilasa (laksmivilasa, lakṣmīvilāsa, लक्ष्मीविलास): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain 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: “atyāyatairniyamakāribhiruddhatānāṃ divyaiḥ prabhābhiranapāyamayairupāyaiḥ
  • atyāya -
  • atyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niyama -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāribhir -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāri (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kārin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kārin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uddhatānām -
  • uddhata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    uddhata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    uddhatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • divyaiḥ -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prabhābhir -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anapāyam -
  • anapāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anapāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anapāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayair -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upāyaiḥ -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śaurirbhujairiva caturbhiradaḥ sadā yo lakṣmīvilāsabhavanairbhuvanaṃ babhāra
  • śaurir -
  • śauri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhujair -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • radaḥ -
  • rada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lakṣmīvilāsa -
  • lakṣmīvilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavanair -
  • bhavana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhavana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhuvanam -
  • bhuvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • babhāra -
  • bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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 682 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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