Sanskrit quote nr. 6391 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उज्झित्वा दिशमम्बरं वरतरं वासो वसानश्चिरं ।
हित्वा वासरसं पुनः पितृवने कैलासहर्म्याश्रयः ॥ujjhitvā diśamambaraṃ varataraṃ vāso vasānaściraṃ |
hitvā vāsarasaṃ punaḥ pitṛvane kailāsaharmyāśrayaḥ ||
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.
Disham (disam, diśam, दिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Ambara (अम्बर): defined in 18 categories.
Varatara (वरतर): defined in 2 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Vasana (vasāna, वसान): defined in 20 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Hitva (hitvā, हित्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Hitvan (हित्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vasara (vāsara, वासर): defined in 9 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Pitrivana (pitrvana, pitṛvana, पितृवन): defined in 5 categories.
Kailasa (kailāsa, कैलास): defined in 15 categories.
Harmya (हर्म्य, harmyā, हर्म्या): defined in 9 categories.
Ashri (asri, aśri, अश्रि): defined in 4 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: “ujjhitvā diśamambaraṃ varataraṃ vāso vasānaściraṃ”
- ujjhitvā -
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√ujjh -> ujjhitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ujjh]
- diśam -
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diśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]diśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]diś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ambaram -
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ambara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varataram -
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varatara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varatara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varatarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāso* -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vasānaś -
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√vas -> vasāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vas class 2 verb]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “hitvā vāsarasaṃ punaḥ pitṛvane kailāsaharmyāśrayaḥ”
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāsara -
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vāsara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pitṛvane -
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pitṛvana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kailāsa -
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kailāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- harmyā -
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harmya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]harmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]harmyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśrayaḥ -
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aśri (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√śri (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 6391 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.