Sanskrit quote nr. 6525 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तालतालीवनसंप्रवृत्त- ।
समीरसीमन्तितकेतकीकाः ॥uttālatālīvanasaṃpravṛtta- |
samīrasīmantitaketakīkāḥ ||
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.
Uttala (uttāla, उत्ताल): defined in 5 categories.
Tali (tāli, तालि, tālī, ताली): defined in 10 categories.
Talin (tālin, तालिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vanasa (वनस): defined in 2 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛtta, प्रवृत्त): defined in 9 categories.
Samira (samīra, समीर): defined in 9 categories.
Simantita (sīmantita, सीमन्तित): defined in 1 categories.
Ketaki (केतकि, ketakī, केतकी): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “uttālatālīvanasaṃpravṛtta-”
- uttāla -
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uttāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tālī -
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tālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]tāli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vanasam -
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vanasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vanasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vanasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pravṛtta -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pravṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “samīrasīmantitaketakīkāḥ”
- samīra -
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samīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmantita -
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sīmantita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sīmantita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ketakī -
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ketakī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]ketaki (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāḥ -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6525 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.