Sanskrit quote nr. 6436 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्क्रान्तं गिरिकूटल घनसहं ते वज्रसारा नखास् ।
तत्तेजश्च तदूर्जितं स च नगोन्माथी निनादो महान् ॥utkrāntaṃ girikūṭala ghanasahaṃ te vajrasārā nakhās |
tattejaśca tadūrjitaṃ sa ca nagonmāthī ninādo mahān ||
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.
Utkranta (utkrānta, उत्क्रान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Girikuta (girikūṭa, गिरिकूट): defined in 3 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Sah (सह्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Urjitam (ūrjitam, ऊर्जितम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urjita (ūrjita, ऊर्जित): defined in 6 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Unmathin (unmāthin, उन्माथिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ninada (nināda, निनाद): defined in 4 categories.
Maha (मह): defined in 11 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, India history, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “utkrāntaṃ girikūṭala ghanasahaṃ te vajrasārā nakhās”
- utkrāntam -
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utkrānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkrānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkrāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- girikūṭa -
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girikūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saham -
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saha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sah (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vajrasārā* -
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- Cannot analyse nakhās
- Line 2: “tattejaśca tadūrjitaṃ sa ca nagonmāthī ninādo mahān”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tejaś -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūrjitam -
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ūrjitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]√ūrj -> ūrjita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ūrj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √ūrj class 7 verb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nago -
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naga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmāthī -
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unmāthin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ninādo* -
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nināda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative 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 6436 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.