Sanskrit quote nr. 7497 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकदन्तं त्रिनयनं ज्वालानलसमप्रभम् ।
गणाध्यक्षं गजमुखं प्रणमामि विनायकम् ॥ekadantaṃ trinayanaṃ jvālānalasamaprabham |
gaṇādhyakṣaṃ gajamukhaṃ praṇamāmi vināyakam ||
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.
Ekadanta (एकदन्त): defined in 4 categories.
Trinayana (त्रिनयन): defined in 6 categories.
Jvalanala (jvālānala, ज्वालानल): defined in 2 categories.
Samaprabha (समप्रभ): defined in 5 categories.
Ganadhyaksha (ganadhyaksa, gaṇādhyakṣa, गणाध्यक्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Gajamukha (गजमुख): defined in 4 categories.
Prana (praṇa, प्रण): defined in 16 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vinayaka (vināyaka, विनायक): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “ekadantaṃ trinayanaṃ jvālānalasamaprabham”
- ekadantam -
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ekadanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- trinayanam -
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trinayana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]trinayana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trinayanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jvālānala -
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jvālānala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jvālānala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samaprabham -
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samaprabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samaprabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samaprabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “gaṇādhyakṣaṃ gajamukhaṃ praṇamāmi vināyakam”
- gaṇādhyakṣam -
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gaṇādhyakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gajamukham -
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gajamukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- praṇam -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vināyakam -
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vināyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vināyaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 7497 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.