Sanskrit quote nr. 799 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथो गणपतिं वन्दे महामोदविधायिनम् ।
विद्याधरगणैर्यस्य पूज्यते कण्ठगर्जितम् ॥atho gaṇapatiṃ vande mahāmodavidhāyinam |
vidyādharagaṇairyasya pūjyate kaṇṭhagarjitam ||
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.
Atho (अथो): defined in 2 categories.
Ganapati (gaṇapati, गणपति): defined in 11 categories.
Vanda (वन्द, vandā, वन्दा): defined in 5 categories.
Mahamoda (mahāmoda, महामोद): defined in 3 categories.
Vidhayin (vidhāyin, विधायिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidyadhara (vidyādhara, विद्याधर): defined in 14 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pujyata (pūjyatā, पूज्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Garjita (गर्जित): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali
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: “atho gaṇapatiṃ vande mahāmodavidhāyinam”
- atho -
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atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gaṇapatim -
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gaṇapati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vande -
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vanda (noun, masculine)[locative single]vanda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vandā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vand (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- mahāmoda -
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mahāmoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidhāyinam -
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vidhāyin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vidyādharagaṇairyasya pūjyate kaṇṭhagarjitam”
- vidyādhara -
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vidyādhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidyādhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaṇair -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pūjyate -
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pūjyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
- kaṇṭha -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- garjitam -
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garjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]garjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]garjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 799 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.