Sanskrit quote nr. 6770 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदुम्बरद्रुमानष्टौ रोपयेत् स्वयमेव यः ।
प्रेरयेद् रोपणायापि चन्द्रलोके स मोदते ॥udumbaradrumānaṣṭau ropayet svayameva yaḥ |
prerayed ropaṇāyāpi candraloke sa modate ||
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.
Udumbara (उदुम्बर): defined in 20 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Drumat (द्रुमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭa, अष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ropana (ropaṇa, रोपण): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Candraloka (चन्द्रलोक): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “udumbaradrumānaṣṭau ropayet svayameva yaḥ”
- udumbara -
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udumbara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udumbara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drumān -
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druma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]drumat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- ropayet -
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√ruh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prerayed ropaṇāyāpi candraloke sa modate”
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īrayed -
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√īr (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- ropaṇāyā -
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ropaṇa (noun, masculine)[dative single]ropaṇa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- candraloke -
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candraloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- modate -
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√mud -> modat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud -> modat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √mud class 1 verb]√mud (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 6770 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.