Sanskrit quote nr. 6370 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्छ्वासः खण्डखण्डस्तरलितहृदये मूकतां भूषणानाम् ।
उक्तिप्रत्युक्तिबन्धोऽप्यभिनयविहितः पांसुला भूः सुशय्या ॥ucchvāsaḥ khaṇḍakhaṇḍastaralitahṛdaye mūkatāṃ bhūṣaṇānām |
uktipratyuktibandho'pyabhinayavihitaḥ pāṃsulā bhūḥ suśayyā ||
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.
Ucchvasa (ucchvāsa, उच्छ्वास): defined in 8 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड): defined in 19 categories.
Taralita (तरलित): defined in 2 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Mukata (mūkatā, मूकता): defined in 3 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Abhinaya (अभिनय): defined in 13 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Pamsula (pāṃsula, पांसुल, pāṃsulā, पांसुला): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Shayya (sayya, śayyā, शय्या): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “ucchvāsaḥ khaṇḍakhaṇḍastaralitahṛdaye mūkatāṃ bhūṣaṇānām”
- ucchvāsaḥ -
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ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khaṇḍa -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- khaṇḍas -
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khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taralita -
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taralita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taralita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mūkatām -
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mūkatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhūṣaṇānām -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “uktipratyuktibandho'pyabhinayavihitaḥ pāṃsulā bhūḥ suśayyā”
- ukti -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pratyukti -
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pratyukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bandho' -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bandhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abhinaya -
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abhinaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihitaḥ -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāṃsulā* -
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pāṃsula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pāṃsulā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhūḥ -
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bhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śayyā -
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śayyā (noun, feminine)[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 6370 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.