Sanskrit quote nr. 6379 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उज्जृम्भते कुमुदिनीसुकृतं मृगा को ।
विष्वग्विकीर्णपरिपाटलरश्मिदण्डः ॥

ujjṛmbhate kumudinīsukṛtaṃ mṛgā ko |
viṣvagvikīrṇaparipāṭalaraśmidaṇḍaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ujjrimbha (ujjrmbha, ujjṛmbha, उज्जृम्भ): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kumudini (kumudinī, कुमुदिनी): defined in 7 categories.
Sukrit (sukrt, sukṛt, सुकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛgā, मृगा): defined in 21 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Vishvak (visvak, viṣvak, विष्वक्): defined in 1 categories.
Vikirna (vikīrṇa, विकीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Paripatala (paripāṭala, परिपाटल): defined in 1 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “ujjṛmbhate kumudinīsukṛtaṃ mṛgā ko
  • ujjṛmbha -
  • ujjṛmbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ujjṛmbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kumudinī -
  • kumudinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sukṛtam -
  • sukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sukṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mṛgā -
  • mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ko -
  • ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viṣvagvikīrṇaparipāṭalaraśmidaṇḍaḥ
  • viṣvag -
  • viṣvak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vikīrṇa -
  • vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paripāṭala -
  • paripāṭala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paripāṭala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raśmi -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • daṇḍaḥ -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6379 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.

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