Sanskrit quote nr. 6807 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दामाम्बुदगर्हितान्धतमसप्रध्वस्तदि मण्डले ।
काले यामिकजाग्रदुग्रसुभटव्याकीर्णकोलाहले ॥uddāmāmbudagarhitāndhatamasapradhvastadi maṇḍale |
kāle yāmikajāgradugrasubhaṭavyākīrṇakolāhale ||
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.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम, uddāmā, उद्दामा): defined in 10 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Garhita (गर्हित): defined in 7 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Tamasa (तमस): defined in 11 categories.
Pradhvasta (प्रध्वस्त): defined in 3 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल, maṇḍalā, मण्डला): defined in 23 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Yamika (yāmika, यामिक): defined in 2 categories.
Jagrat (jāgrat, जाग्रत्): defined in 5 categories.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Subhata (subhaṭa, सुभट): defined in 6 categories.
Vyakirna (vyākīrṇa, व्याकीर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Kolahala (kolāhala, कोलाहल): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “uddāmāmbudagarhitāndhatamasapradhvastadi maṇḍale”
- uddāmā -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uddāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ambuda -
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ambuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- garhitān -
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garhita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tamasa -
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tamasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tamasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradhvasta -
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pradhvasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pradhvasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maṇḍale -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[locative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kāle yāmikajāgradugrasubhaṭavyākīrṇakolāhale”
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāmika -
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yāmika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāmika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāgrad -
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jāgrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]jāgrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]√jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]√jāgṛ -> jāgrat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jāgṛ class 2 verb]
- ugra -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- subhaṭa -
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subhaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyākīrṇa -
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vyākīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyākīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kolāhale -
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kolāhala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kolāhala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 6807 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.