Sanskrit quote nr. 750 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथ नयनसमुत्थं ज्योतिरत्रेरिव द्यौः सुरसरिदिव तेजो वह्निनिष्ठ्यूतमैशम् ।
नरपतिकुलभूत्यै गर्भमाधत्त राज्ञी गुरुभिरभिनिविष्टं लोकपालानुभावैः ॥atha nayanasamutthaṃ jyotiratreriva dyauḥ surasaridiva tejo vahniniṣṭhyūtamaiśam |
narapatikulabhūtyai garbhamādhatta rājñī gurubhirabhiniviṣṭaṃ lokapālānubhāvaiḥ ||
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.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Samuttha (समुत्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Jyotis (ज्योतिस्): defined in 9 categories.
Atri (अत्रि): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Surasarit (सुरसरित्): defined in 1 categories.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Vahnini (vahninī, वह्निनी): defined in 1 categories.
Shthyuta (sthyuta, ṣṭhyūta, ष्ठ्यूत): defined in 1 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Bhuti (bhūti, भूति): defined in 11 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Rajni (rājñī, राज्ञी): defined in 9 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Abhinivishta (abhinivista, abhiniviṣṭa, अभिनिविष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Lokapala (lokapāla, लोकपाल): defined in 15 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “atha nayanasamutthaṃ jyotiratreriva dyauḥ surasaridiva tejo vahniniṣṭhyūtamaiśam”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nayana -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samuttham -
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samuttha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samuttha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samutthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jyotir -
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jyotis (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]jyotis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- atrer -
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atri (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dyauḥ -
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div (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- surasarid -
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surasarit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tejo* -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vahnini -
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vahninī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ṣṭhyūtam -
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ṣṭhyūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣṭhyūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṣṭhyūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aiśam -
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aiśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aiśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aiśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “narapatikulabhūtyai garbhamādhatta rājñī gurubhirabhiniviṣṭaṃ lokapālānubhāvaiḥ”
- narapati -
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narapati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kula -
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kula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtyai -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- garbham -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- 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]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhatta -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- rājñī -
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rājñī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- gurubhir -
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guru (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]guru (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- abhiniviṣṭam -
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abhiniviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhiniviṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhiniviṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lokapālān -
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lokapāla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ubhāvai -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second 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 750 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.