Sanskrit quote nr. 791 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथायतनसंनिधौ भगवतो भवानीपतेर् मनोहरमचीखनद् भुवनभूषणं भूपतिः ।
विगाहनकुतूहलोत्तरलपौरसीमन्तिनी- पयोधरभरत्रुटद्विकटवीचिमुद्रं सरः ॥athāyatanasaṃnidhau bhagavato bhavānīpater manoharamacīkhanad bhuvanabhūṣaṇaṃ bhūpatiḥ |
vigāhanakutūhalottaralapaurasīmantinī- payodharabharatruṭadvikaṭavīcimudraṃ saraḥ ||
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 (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Ayatana (āyatana, आयतन): defined in 14 categories.
Samnidhi (saṃnidhi, संनिधि): defined in 8 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Bhupati (bhūpati, भूपति): defined in 10 categories.
Vigaha (vigāha, विगाह): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kutuhala (kutūhala, कुतूहल, kutūhalā, कुतूहला): defined in 6 categories.
Uttarala (उत्तरल): defined in 3 categories.
Paura (पौर): defined in 8 categories.
Simantin (sīmantin, सीमन्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Simantini (sīmantinī, सीमन्तिनी): defined in 5 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Bharat (भरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Rush (rus, ruṣ, रुष्): defined in 4 categories.
Ruh (रुह्): defined in 3 categories.
Adu (adū, अदू): defined in 9 categories.
Kata (kaṭa, कट): defined in 12 categories.
Vici (vīci, वीचि): defined in 9 categories.
Udra (उद्र): defined in 7 categories.
Sara (सर): defined in 27 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 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: “athāyatanasaṃnidhau bhagavato bhavānīpater manoharamacīkhanad bhuvanabhūṣaṇaṃ bhūpatiḥ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āyatana -
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āyatana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnidhau -
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saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhagavato* -
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- Cannot analyse bhavānīpatermanoharamacīkhanad*bh
- bhuvana -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhūpatiḥ -
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bhūpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vigāhanakutūhalottaralapaurasīmantinī- payodharabharatruṭadvikaṭavīcimudraṃ saraḥ”
- vigāha -
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vigāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vigāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kutūhalo -
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kutūhala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kutūhala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kutūhalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttarala -
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uttarala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttarala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paura -
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paura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmantinī -
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sīmantinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sīmantin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- payodhara -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bharat -
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bharat (noun, masculine)[compound]bharat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ruṭ -
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ruṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ruh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- advi -
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adū (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- kaṭa -
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kaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vīcim -
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vīci (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- udram -
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udra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (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 791 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.