Sanskrit quote nr. 6349 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैस्तनन्तमभिगम्य घनं तवाहम् ।
अभ्यागतोऽस्म्यतिथिरेष पयोधरार्थी ॥uccaistanantamabhigamya ghanaṃ tavāham |
abhyāgato'smyatithireṣa payodharārthī ||
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.
Abhigamya (अभिगम्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ghanam (घनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Abhyagata (abhyāgata, अभ्यागत): defined in 4 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Arthin (अर्थिन्): defined in 9 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, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), 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: “uccaistanantamabhigamya ghanaṃ tavāham”
- uccais -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tanantam -
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√tan -> tanat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tan class 1 verb]
- abhigamya -
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abhigamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhigamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghanam -
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ghanam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “abhyāgato'smyatithireṣa payodharārthī”
- abhyāgato' -
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abhyāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmya -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- atithir -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- payodharā -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arthī -
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arthin (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 6349 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.