Sanskrit quote nr. 6699 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदञ्चय दृगञ्चलं चलतु चञ्चरीकोच्चयः ।
प्रपञ्चय वचःसुधा श्रवणपालिमालि गतु ॥udañcaya dṛgañcalaṃ calatu cañcarīkoccayaḥ |
prapañcaya vacaḥsudhā śravaṇapālimāli gatu ||
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.
Drigancala (drgancala, dṛgañcala, दृगञ्चल): defined in 1 categories.
Cancarika (cañcarīka, चञ्चरीक): defined in 2 categories.
Uccaya (उच्चय): defined in 5 categories.
Prapanca (prapañca, प्रपञ्च): defined in 12 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Dha (dhā, धा): defined in 8 categories.
Shravanapali (sravanapali, śravaṇapāli, श्रवणपालि): defined in 1 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “udañcaya dṛgañcalaṃ calatu cañcarīkoccayaḥ”
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- añcaya -
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√añc (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]√añc (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- dṛgañcalam -
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dṛgañcala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- calatu -
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√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- cañcarīko -
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cañcarīka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uccayaḥ -
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uccaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prapañcaya vacaḥsudhā śravaṇapālimāli gatu”
- prapañca -
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prapañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- vacaḥsu -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vacas (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dhā -
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dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śravaṇapālim -
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śravaṇapāli (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āli -
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āli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 6699 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.