Sanskrit quote nr. 8201 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऐश्वर्यं नहुषस्य शंभुविषयश्रद्धा दशास्यस्य सा ।
शौर्यं श्रीरघुनायकस्य सहजं गाम्भीर्यमम्भोनिधेः ॥aiśvaryaṃ nahuṣasya śaṃbhuviṣayaśraddhā daśāsyasya sā |
śauryaṃ śrīraghunāyakasya sahajaṃ gāmbhīryamambhonidheḥ ||
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.
Aishvarya (aisvarya, aiśvarya, ऐश्वर्य): defined in 12 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhū, शम्भू): defined in 14 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष): defined in 9 categories.
Ashraddha (asraddha, aśraddha, अश्रद्ध, aśraddhā, अश्रद्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Dashasya (dasasya, daśāsya, दशास्य): defined in 2 categories.
Shaurya (saurya, śaurya, शौर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Raghunayaka (raghunāyaka, रघुनायक): defined in 1 categories.
Sahaja (सहज): defined in 17 categories.
Gambhirya (gāmbhīrya, गाम्भीर्य): defined in 6 categories.
Ambhonidhi (अम्भोनिधि): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Buddhism, Pali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy
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: “aiśvaryaṃ nahuṣasya śaṃbhuviṣayaśraddhā daśāsyasya sā”
- aiśvaryam -
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aiśvarya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nahuṣasya -
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nahuṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- śambhuvi -
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śambhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ṣa -
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ṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- aśraddhā* -
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aśraddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśraddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daśāsyasya -
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daśāsya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]daśāsya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śauryaṃ śrīraghunāyakasya sahajaṃ gāmbhīryamambhonidheḥ”
- śauryam -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- raghunāyakasya -
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raghunāyaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sahajam -
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sahaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gāmbhīryam -
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gāmbhīrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gāmbhīrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gāmbhīryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ambhonidheḥ -
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ambhonidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 8201 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.