Sanskrit quote nr. 2577 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अम्बा कुप्यति तात मूर्ध्नि विधृता गङ्गेयमुत्सृज्यतां ।
विद्वन् षण्मुख का गतिर्मम चिरं मूर्ध्नि स्थिताया वद ॥ambā kupyati tāta mūrdhni vidhṛtā gaṅgeyamutsṛjyatāṃ |
vidvan ṣaṇmukha kā gatirmama ciraṃ mūrdhni sthitāyā vada ||
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.
Amba (ambā, अम्बा): defined in 13 categories.
Tata (tāta, तात): defined in 18 categories.
Vidhrita (vidhrta, vidhṛta, विधृत, vidhṛtā, विधृता): defined in 3 categories.
Ganga (gaṅga, गङ्ग, gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Utsrijya (utsrjya, utsṛjya, उत्सृज्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Vidvan (विद्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shanmukha (sanmukha, ṣaṇmukha, षण्मुख): defined in 12 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 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: “ambā kupyati tāta mūrdhni vidhṛtā gaṅgeyamutsṛjyatāṃ”
- ambā -
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ambā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kupyati -
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√kup -> kupyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup -> kupyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kup class 4 verb]√kup (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vidhṛtā* -
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vidhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vidhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gaṅge -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsṛjya -
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utsṛjya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vidvan ṣaṇmukha kā gatirmama ciraṃ mūrdhni sthitāyā vada”
- vidvan -
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vidvan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vidvan (noun, neuter)[vocative single]vidvas (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- ṣaṇmukha -
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ṣaṇmukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣaṇmukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthitāyā* -
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sthitā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 2577 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.