Sanskrit quote nr. 6402 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उड्डीयोर्ध्वं गमने ।
निपत्यवचना वधोन्मुखी शकुनिः ॥uḍḍīyordhvaṃ gamane |
nipatyavacanā vadhonmukhī śakuniḥ ||
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.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Gamana (गमन, gamanā, गमना): defined in 13 categories.
Nipatya (निपत्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vacana (वचन, vacanā, वचना): defined in 12 categories.
Vadha (vadhā, वधा): defined in 12 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Unmukhi (unmukhī, उन्मुखी): defined in 1 categories.
Shakuni (sakuni, śakuni, शकुनि): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “uḍḍīyordhvaṃ gamane”
- uḍ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ḍīyo -
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√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gamane -
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gamana (noun, masculine)[locative single]gamana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gamanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “nipatyavacanā vadhonmukhī śakuniḥ”
- nipatya -
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nipatya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vacanā* -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vacanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vadho -
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vadhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vadha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vadhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vadhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- unmukhī -
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unmukhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śakuniḥ -
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śakuni (noun, masculine)[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 6402 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.