Sanskrit quote nr. 6696 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदञ्चद्वक्षोजद्वयतटभरक्षोभितकटि ।
स्फुरद्दृग्भ्यां मन्दीकृतविलसदिन्दीवरयुगम् ॥udañcadvakṣojadvayataṭabharakṣobhitakaṭi |
sphuraddṛgbhyāṃ mandīkṛtavilasadindīvarayugam ||
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.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Aksha (aksa, akṣa, अक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Tata (taṭa, तट): defined in 18 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Kshobhita (ksobhita, kṣobhita, क्षोभित): defined in 4 categories.
Kati (kaṭī, कटी): defined in 17 categories.
Katin (kaṭin, कटिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Mandikrita (mandikrta, mandīkṛta, मन्दीकृत): defined in 1 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Indivara (indīvara, इन्दीवर): defined in 10 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), 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: “udañcadvakṣojadvayataṭabharakṣobhitakaṭi”
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dva -
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dū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṣo -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]akṣu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṣar (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- ja -
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ja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvaya -
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dvaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taṭa -
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taṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√taṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhara -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣobhita -
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√kṣubh -> kṣobhita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kṣubh]√kṣubh -> kṣobhita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kṣubh]√kṣubh -> kṣobhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣubh]√kṣubh -> kṣobhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣubh]
- kaṭi -
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kaṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kaṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kaṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “sphuraddṛgbhyāṃ mandīkṛtavilasadindīvarayugam”
- sphurad -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[compound]sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
- dṛgbhyām -
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dṛś (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- mandīkṛta -
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mandīkṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mandīkṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vilasad -
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vilasat (noun, masculine)[compound]vilasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- indīvara -
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indīvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]indīvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugam -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6696 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.