Sanskrit quote nr. 6772 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदेति घनमण्डली नटति नीलकण्ठावली ।
तडिद् वलति सर्वतो वहति केतकीमारुतः ॥udeti ghanamaṇḍalī naṭati nīlakaṇṭhāvalī |
taḍid valati sarvato vahati ketakīmārutaḥ ||
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.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Mandali (maṇḍalī, मण्डली): defined in 9 categories.
Nilakantha (nīlakaṇṭha, नीलकण्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Tadit (taḍit, तडित्): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Ketaki (ketakī, केतकी): defined in 11 categories.
Aru (ārū, आरू): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “udeti ghanamaṇḍalī naṭati nīlakaṇṭhāvalī”
- ude -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍalī -
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maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naṭati -
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√naṭ -> naṭat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √naṭ class 1 verb]√naṭ -> naṭat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √naṭ class 1 verb]√naṭ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- nīlakaṇṭhāva -
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nīlakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “taḍid valati sarvato vahati ketakīmārutaḥ”
- taḍid -
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taḍit (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taḍit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- valati -
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√val -> valat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √val class 1 verb]√val -> valat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √val class 1 verb]√val (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sarvato* -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- ketakīm -
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ketakī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āru -
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āru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ārū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]ārū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ārū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[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 6772 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.