Sanskrit quote nr. 6380 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उज्जृम्भाननमुल्लसत्कुचतटं लोलद्भ्रमद्भ्रूलतं ।
स्वेदाम्भःस्नपिता गयष्टि विगलद्व्रीडं सरोमाञ्चया ॥

ujjṛmbhānanamullasatkucataṭaṃ loladbhramadbhrūlataṃ |
svedāmbhaḥsnapitā gayaṣṭi vigaladvrīḍaṃ saromāñcayā ||

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.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kucatata (kucataṭa, कुचतट): defined in 1 categories.
Lolat (लोलत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Svedambhas (svedāmbhas, स्वेदाम्भस्): defined in 1 categories.
Snapita (स्नपित, snapitā, स्नपिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Yashti (yasti, yaṣṭi, यष्टि, yaṣṭī, यष्टी): defined in 12 categories.
Saromanca (saromāñcā, सरोमाञ्चा): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law)

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: “ujjṛmbhānanamullasatkucataṭaṃ loladbhramadbhrūlataṃ
  • ujjṛmbhān -
  • ujjṛmbha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ullasat -
  • ullasat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ullasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kucataṭam -
  • kucataṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lolad -
  • lolat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    lolat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lul -> lolat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √lul class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lul class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lul class 1 verb]
  • bhramad -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhrūlatam -
  • bhrūlatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “svedāmbhaḥsnapitā gayaṣṭi vigaladvrīḍaṃ saromāñcayā
  • svedāmbhaḥ -
  • svedāmbhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • snapitā* -
  • snapita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snapitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaṣṭi -
  • yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yaṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse vigaladvrīḍam*sa
  • saromāñcayā -
  • saromāñcā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental 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 6380 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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