Sanskrit quote nr. 6446 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्क्षिप्य टिट्टिभः पादाव् आस्ते भ गभयाद् दिवः ।
स्वचित्तकल्पितो गर्वः कस्य नात्रापि विद्यते ॥utkṣipya ṭiṭṭibhaḥ pādāv āste bha gabhayād divaḥ |
svacittakalpito garvaḥ kasya nātrāpi vidyate ||
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.
Tittibha (ṭiṭṭibha, टिट्टिभ): defined in 7 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Gabha (गभ): defined in 3 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Acitta (अचित्त): defined in 4 categories.
Kalpita (कल्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “utkṣipya ṭiṭṭibhaḥ pādāv āste bha gabhayād divaḥ”
- Cannot analyse utkṣipya*ṭi
- ṭiṭṭibhaḥ -
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ṭiṭṭibha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse pādāv*ās
- āste -
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√ās (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gabha -
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gabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yād -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[compound]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- divaḥ -
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div (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “svacittakalpito garvaḥ kasya nātrāpi vidyate”
- sva -
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sū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- acitta -
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acitta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cit (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- kalpito* -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kḷp]
- garvaḥ -
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garva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rā -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive 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 6446 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.