Sanskrit quote nr. 5592 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

आसीदुप्तं यदेतद् रणभुवि भवता वैरिमातङ्गकुम्भान् ।
मुक्ताबीजं तदेतत् त्रिजगति जनयामास कीर्तिद्रुमं ते ॥

āsīduptaṃ yadetad raṇabhuvi bhavatā vairimātaṅgakumbhān |
muktābījaṃ tadetat trijagati janayāmāsa kīrtidrumaṃ te ||

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.

Upta (उप्त): defined in 3 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ranabhu (raṇabhū, रणभू): defined in 1 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
At (āt, आत्): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त, muktā, मुक्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Abija (abīja, अबीज): defined in 3 categories.
Trijagat (त्रिजगत्): defined in 7 categories.
Trijagati (trijagatī, त्रिजगती): defined in 2 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “āsīduptaṃ yadetad raṇabhuvi bhavatā vairimātaṅgakumbhān
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • uptam -
  • upta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vap -> upta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> upta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> upta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> upta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
  • yade -
  • yad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇabhuvi -
  • raṇabhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bhavatā -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vairim -
  • vairi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kumbhān -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “muktābījaṃ tadetat trijagati janayāmāsa kīrtidrumaṃ te
  • muktā -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • abījam -
  • abīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tade -
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • trijagati -
  • trijagatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    trijagat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • janayāmā -
  • jan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • kīrti -
  • kīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kīrti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • drumam -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    drumā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive 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 5592 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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