Sanskrit quote nr. 6451 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्खातदैवतमिवायतनं पुरारेर् ।
अस्ताचलान्तरितसूर्यमिवान्तरिक्षम् ॥utkhātadaivatamivāyatanaṃ purārer |
astācalāntaritasūryamivāntarikṣam ||
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.
Utkhata (utkhāta, उत्खात): defined in 3 categories.
Daivata (दैवत): defined in 5 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ayatana (āyatana, आयतन): defined in 14 categories.
Astacala (astācala, अस्ताचल): defined in 5 categories.
Tari (tarī, तरी): defined in 9 categories.
Tarin (तरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Uri (urī, उरी): defined in 6 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vanta (vānta, वान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Prakrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “utkhātadaivatamivāyatanaṃ purārer”
- utkhāta -
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utkhāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utkhāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daivatam -
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daivata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daivata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āyatanam -
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āyatana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse purārer
- Line 2: “astācalāntaritasūryamivāntarikṣam”
- astācalān -
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astācala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tari -
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tari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]tarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tarin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tasū -
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tan (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- urya -
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urī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vānta -
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vānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vam -> vānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]
- rikṣam -
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rikṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6451 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.