Sanskrit quote nr. 6454 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्खेलत्त्रिवलीतर गतरला रोमावलीशैवल- ।
स्त्रग्वल्लिर्युवती ध्रुवं जनमनोनिर्वाणवाराणसी ॥utkhelattrivalītara gataralā romāvalīśaivala- |
stragvalliryuvatī dhruvaṃ janamanonirvāṇavārāṇasī ||
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.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Rala (ralā, रला): defined in 6 categories.
Romavali (romāvalī, रोमावली): defined in 6 categories.
Agu (अगु): defined in 5 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvati (युवति, yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Dhruvam (ध्रुवम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhruva (ध्रुव): defined in 20 categories.
Jana (जन): defined in 14 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Nirvana (nirvāṇa, निर्वाण): defined in 13 categories.
Varanasi (vārāṇasī, वाराणसी): defined in 14 categories.
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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: “utkhelattrivalītara gataralā romāvalīśaivala-”
- Cannot analyse utkhelattrivalītara*ga
- gata -
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gata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ralā* -
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ralā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- romāvalī -
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romāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- śaivala -
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śaivala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaivala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “stragvalliryuvatī dhruvaṃ janamanonirvāṇavārāṇasī”
- stra -
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stṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- agva -
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ago (noun, feminine)[adverb]agu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]agu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- al -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lir -
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li (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yuvatī -
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yuvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yuvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yuvati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √yu class 6 verb]√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janam -
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jana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]janā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ano -
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ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- nirvāṇa -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vārāṇasī -
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vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 6454 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.