Sanskrit quote nr. 6396 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उड्डायितः पूर्वदिशा क्रमेण ।
प्रकाशर गः पृथुलः पतण्गः ॥uḍḍāyitaḥ pūrvadiśā krameṇa |
prakāśara gaḥ pṛthulaḥ pataṇgaḥ ||
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.
Da (ḍa, ड, ḍā, डा): defined in 7 categories.
Ayita (āyita, आयित): defined in 2 categories.
Purvadish (purvadis, pūrvadiś, पूर्वदिश्): defined in 2 categories.
Kramena (krameṇa, क्रमेण): defined in 2 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Prakasha (prakasa, prakāśa, प्रकाश): defined in 13 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Prithula (prthula, pṛthula, पृथुल): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy, Prakrit, Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism
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: “uḍḍāyitaḥ pūrvadiśā krameṇa”
- uḍ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ḍā -
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ḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āyitaḥ -
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√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i]
- pūrvadiśā -
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pūrvadiś (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- krameṇa -
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krameṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “prakāśara gaḥ pṛthulaḥ pataṇgaḥ”
- prakāśa -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaḥ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthulaḥ -
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pṛthula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse pataṇgaḥ
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 6396 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.