Sanskrit quote nr. 7634 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकाम्भोधीकृतायां भुवि जगदखिलं निर्जनीकृत्य खेलन् ।
देवः कालीसहायः प्रसभविहरणोन्मुक्तलीलाट्टहासः ॥ekāmbhodhīkṛtāyāṃ bhuvi jagadakhilaṃ nirjanīkṛtya khelan |
devaḥ kālīsahāyaḥ prasabhaviharaṇonmuktalīlāṭṭahāsaḥ ||
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.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Jagada (जगद): defined in 1 categories.
Khila (खिल): defined in 9 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Jani (जनि, janī, जनी): defined in 12 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kali (kālī, काली): defined in 21 categories.
Kalin (kālin, कालिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Sahaya (sahāya, सहाय): defined in 10 categories.
Prasabha (प्रसभ): defined in 3 categories.
Viharana (viharaṇa, विहरण): defined in 5 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Attahasa (aṭṭahāsa, अट्टहास): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Nepali, Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ekāmbhodhīkṛtāyāṃ bhuvi jagadakhilaṃ nirjanīkṛtya khelan”
- ekām -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dhī -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[compound]dhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtāyām -
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kṛtā (noun, feminine)[locative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- jagada -
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jagada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
- khilam -
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khila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- janī -
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janī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jani (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛtya -
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kṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛt]√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛt]√kṛt -> kṛtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛt]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- khelan -
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√khel -> khelat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √khel class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khel class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “devaḥ kālīsahāyaḥ prasabhaviharaṇonmuktalīlāṭṭahāsaḥ”
- devaḥ -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kālī -
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kālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sahāyaḥ -
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sahāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prasabha -
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prasabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viharaṇo -
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viharaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- līlā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṭṭahāsaḥ -
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aṭṭahāsa (noun, masculine)[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 7634 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.