Sanskrit quote nr. 6413 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कम्पो हृदये स्खलन्ति वचनान्यावेगलोलं मनो ।
गात्रं सीदति चक्षुरश्रुकलुषं चिन्ता मुखं शुष्यति ॥utkampo hṛdaye skhalanti vacanānyāvegalolaṃ mano |
gātraṃ sīdati cakṣuraśrukaluṣaṃ cintā mukhaṃ śuṣyati ||
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.
Utkampa (उत्कम्प): defined in 3 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Skhalanti (skhalantī, स्खलन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Avega (āvega, आवेग): defined in 8 categories.
Lola (लोल): defined in 10 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Shushyat (susyat, śuṣyat, शुष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “utkampo hṛdaye skhalanti vacanānyāvegalolaṃ mano”
- utkampo* -
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utkampa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- skhalanti -
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skhalat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √skhal class 1 verb]√skhal -> skhalantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb]√skhal (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vacanānyā -
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vacana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āvega -
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āvega (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lolam -
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lola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mano -
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manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “gātraṃ sīdati cakṣuraśrukaluṣaṃ cintā mukhaṃ śuṣyati”
- gātram -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sīdati -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- cakṣur -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaluṣam -
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kaluṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaluṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaluṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cintā* -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śuṣyati -
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√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]√śuṣ (verb class 4)[present active third 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 6413 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.