Sanskrit quote nr. 7179 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपालभ्यो नायं सकलभुवनाश्चर्यमहिमा ।
हरेर्नाभीपद्मः प्रभवति हि सर्वत्र नियतिः ॥upālabhyo nāyaṃ sakalabhuvanāścaryamahimā |
harernābhīpadmaḥ prabhavati hi sarvatra niyatiḥ ||
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.
Upalabhya (upālabhya, उपालभ्य): defined in 4 categories.
Naya (nāya, नाय): defined in 16 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Carya (चर्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ahima (ahimā, अहिमा): defined in 2 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Prabhavat (प्रभवत्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Niyati (नियति): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “upālabhyo nāyaṃ sakalabhuvanāścaryamahimā”
- upālabhyo* -
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upālabhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāyam -
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nāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- sakala -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sakala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvanāś -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- caryam -
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carya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]carya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ahimā -
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ahimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “harernābhīpadmaḥ prabhavati hi sarvatra niyatiḥ”
- harer -
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hari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- nābhī -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- padmaḥ -
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padma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prabhavati -
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prabhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]prabhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niyatiḥ -
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niyati (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7179 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.