Sanskrit quote nr. 6345 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैर्ब्रह्माण्डखण्डद्वितयसहचरं कुम्भयुग्मं दधानः ।
प्रे खन्नागारिपक्षप्रतिभटविकटश्रोत्रतालाभिरा मः ॥uccairbrahmāṇḍakhaṇḍadvitayasahacaraṃ kumbhayugmaṃ dadhānaḥ |
pre khannāgāripakṣapratibhaṭavikaṭaśrotratālābhirā maḥ ||
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.
Brahmanda (brahmāṇḍa, ब्रह्माण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayasa (अयस): defined in 13 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Cara (चर): defined in 18 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry)
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: “uccairbrahmāṇḍakhaṇḍadvitayasahacaraṃ kumbhayugmaṃ dadhānaḥ”
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- brahmāṇḍa -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaṇḍad -
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√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khaṇḍ class 1 verb]
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ayasa -
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ayasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- caram -
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cara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]carā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kumbha -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugmam -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yugman (noun, masculine)[adverb]yugman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- dadhān -
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dadha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “pre khannāgāripakṣapratibhaṭavikaṭaśrotratālābhirā maḥ”
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse khannāgāripakṣapratibhaṭavikaṭaśrotratālābhirā*ma
- maḥ -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6345 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.