Sanskrit quote nr. 7887 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एतस्योन्नतसर्वकर्मकृतिनस् त्रैलोक्यचूडामणेः ।
शंभुब्रह्मपुरंदरप्रभृतयः स्तुत्यै न शक्ता यदि ॥

etasyonnatasarvakarmakṛtinas trailokyacūḍāmaṇeḥ |
śaṃbhubrahmapuraṃdaraprabhṛtayaḥ stutyai na śaktā yadi ||

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.

Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Sarvakarman (सर्वकर्मन्): defined in 4 categories.
Kritin (krtin, kṛtin, कृतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Trailokya (त्रैलोक्य): defined in 10 categories.
Cudamani (cūḍāmaṇi, चूडामणि): defined in 10 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु, śambhū, शम्भू): defined in 14 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Purandara (पुरन्दर): defined in 11 categories.
Prabhriti (prabhrti, prabhṛti, प्रभृति): defined in 8 categories.
Stuti (स्तुति): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Shakta (sakta, śakta, शक्त, śaktā, शक्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil

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: “etasyonnatasarvakarmakṛtinas trailokyacūḍāmaṇeḥ
  • etasyo -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • unnata -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvakarma -
  • sarvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sarvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtinas -
  • kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • trailokya -
  • trailokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trailokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cūḍāmaṇeḥ -
  • cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śaṃbhubrahmapuraṃdaraprabhṛtayaḥ stutyai na śaktā yadi
  • śambhu -
  • śambhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śambhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śambhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śambhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śambhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śambhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • brahma -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • purandara -
  • purandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purandara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhṛtayaḥ -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • stutyai -
  • stuti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktā* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative 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 7887 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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