Sanskrit quote nr. 6863 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्यत्सौरभगर्भनिर्भरमिलद्वाला कुरश्रीमृतो ।
माकन्दानवलोक्य यः प्रतिदिशं सानन्दमुत्कूजितः ॥

udyatsaurabhagarbhanirbharamiladvālā kuraśrīmṛto |
mākandānavalokya yaḥ pratidiśaṃ sānandamutkūjitaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Saurabha (सौरभ): defined in 7 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Nirbhara (निर्भर): defined in 9 categories.
Vala (vālā, वाला): defined in 14 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Makanda (mākanda, माकन्द): defined in 3 categories.
Avalokya (अवलोक्य): defined in 3 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Pratidisham (pratidisam, pratidiśam, प्रतिदिशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sananda (sānanda, सानन्द): defined in 7 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Kujita (kūjita, कूजित): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “udyatsaurabhagarbhanirbharamiladvālā kuraśrīmṛto
  • udyat -
  • udyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saurabha -
  • saurabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saurabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbha -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirbharam -
  • nirbhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirbhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirbharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ilad -
  • il -> ilat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √il class 6 verb], [vocative single from √il class 6 verb], [accusative single from √il class 6 verb]
  • vālā -
  • vālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kura -
  • kur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śrīm -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛto -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mākandānavalokya yaḥ pratidiśaṃ sānandamutkūjitaḥ
  • mākandān -
  • mākanda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avalokya -
  • avalokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avalokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avalok -> avalokya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avalok]
    avalok -> avalokya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √avalok]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratidiśam -
  • pratidiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sānanda -
  • sānanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sānanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mut -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kūjitaḥ -
  • kūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kūj -> kūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kūj class 1 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6863 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.

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