Sanskrit quote nr. 6343 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैर्दैवादिह पशुपतौ भूषणीभूय तिष्ठन् ।
कालव्याल प्रथयसि फणां भीषणां तावदेव ॥uccairdaivādiha paśupatau bhūṣaṇībhūya tiṣṭhan |
kālavyāla prathayasi phaṇāṃ bhīṣaṇāṃ tāvadeva ||
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.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Daivat (daivāt, दैवात्): defined in 3 categories.
Daiva (दैव): defined in 12 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Pashupati (pasupati, paśupati, पशुपति): defined in 8 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Vyala (vyāla, व्याल): defined in 13 categories.
Phana (phaṇā, फणा): defined in 9 categories.
Bhishana (bhisana, bhīṣaṇā, भीषणा): defined in 15 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “uccairdaivādiha paśupatau bhūṣaṇībhūya tiṣṭhan”
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- daivād -
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daivāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]daiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]daiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paśupatau -
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paśupati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhūṣaṇī -
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bhūṣaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhūya -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- tiṣṭhan -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kālavyāla prathayasi phaṇāṃ bhīṣaṇāṃ tāvadeva”
- kāla -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyāla -
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vyāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathayasi -
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√prath (verb class 0)[present active second single]
- phaṇām -
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phaṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhīṣaṇām -
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bhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tāvad -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 6343 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.