Sanskrit quote nr. 6348 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैर्यो मधुपानलुब्धमनसां भृ गा गनानां गणैर् ।
उद्गीतो रचितालयः खगकुलैर्देशान्तरादागतैः ॥uccairyo madhupānalubdhamanasāṃ bhṛ gā ganānāṃ gaṇair |
udgīto racitālayaḥ khagakulairdeśāntarādāgataiḥ ||
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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.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Madhupana (madhupāna, मधुपान): defined in 2 categories.
Lubdham (लुब्धम्): defined in 1 categories.
Lubdha (लुब्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Udgita (udgīta, उद्गीत): defined in 4 categories.
Racita (रचित, racitā, रचिता): defined in 12 categories.
Alaya (अलय): defined in 15 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Khaga (खग): defined in 10 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Deshantara (desantara, deśāntara, देशान्तर): defined in 6 categories.
Agata (āgata, आगत): defined in 12 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: “uccairyo madhupānalubdhamanasāṃ bhṛ gā ganānāṃ gaṇair”
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhupāna -
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madhupāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lubdham -
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lubdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lubdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lubdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lubdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lubh class 6 verb]√lubh -> lubdha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
- anasām -
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anas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse bhṛ*gā
- gā* -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]go (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- gan -
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gat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single], [injunctive active third single]
- ānām -
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a (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse gaṇair
- Line 2: “udgīto racitālayaḥ khagakulairdeśāntarādāgataiḥ”
- udgīto* -
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udgīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- racitā -
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racita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]racita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]racitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]√rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
- alayaḥ -
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alaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ali (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√lay (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- khaga -
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khaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulair -
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kula (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kula (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- deśāntarād -
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deśāntara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āgataiḥ -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]āgata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
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 6348 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.