Sanskrit quote nr. 6298 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उग्रग्राहमुदन्वतो जलमतिक्रामत्यनालम्बने ।
व्योम्नि भ्राम्यति दुर्गमं क्षितिभृताम् प्राग्भारमारोहति ॥ugragrāhamudanvato jalamatikrāmatyanālambane |
vyomni bhrāmyati durgamaṃ kṣitibhṛtām prāgbhāramārohati ||
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.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Graham (grāham, ग्राहम्): defined in 1 categories.
Graha (grāha, ग्राह): defined in 19 categories.
Udanvat (उदन्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Kramat (krāmat, क्रामत्): defined in 1 categories.
Analambana (anālambana, अनालम्बन, anālambanā, अनालम्बना): defined in 3 categories.
Vyoman (व्योमन्): defined in 13 categories.
Durgama (दुर्गम): defined in 7 categories.
Kshitibhrit (ksitibhrt, kṣitibhṛt, क्षितिभृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pragbhara (prāgbhāra, प्राग्भार): defined in 3 categories.
Ara (āra, आर, ārā, आरा): defined in 18 categories.
Aru (āru, आरु): defined in 7 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: “ugragrāhamudanvato jalamatikrāmatyanālambane”
- ugra -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grāham -
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grāham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]grāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grāha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√grah -> grāham (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- udanvato* -
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udanvat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]udanvat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- krāmatya -
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krāmat (noun, masculine)[locative single]krāmat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√kram -> krāmat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram -> krāmat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kram class 1 verb], [locative single from √kram class 1 verb]√kram (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- anālambane -
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anālambana (noun, masculine)[locative single]anālambana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anālambanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “vyomni bhrāmyati durgamaṃ kṣitibhṛtām prāgbhāramārohati”
- vyomni -
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vyoman (noun, masculine)[locative single]vyoman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhrāmyati -
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√bhram (verb class 4)[present active third single]
- durgamam -
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durgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durgama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durgamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣitibhṛtām -
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kṣitibhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- prāgbhāram -
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prāgbhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āro -
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āra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]āru (noun, feminine)[vocative single]āru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ār (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- ūhati -
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√ūh -> ūhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ūh class 1 verb]√ūh -> ūhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ūh class 1 verb]√ūh (verb class 1)[present active third 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 6298 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.