Sanskrit quote nr. 6920 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्वृत्तस्तनभार एष तरले नेत्रे चले भ्रूलते ।
रागाधिक्यतमोष्ठपल्लवदलं कुर्वन्तु नाम व्यथाम् ॥udvṛttastanabhāra eṣa tarale netre cale bhrūlate |
rāgādhikyatamoṣṭhapallavadalaṃ kurvantu nāma vyathām ||
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.
Udvritta (udvrtta, udvṛtta, उद्वृत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Tarala (तरल, taralā, तरला): defined in 10 categories.
Netri (netr, netṛ, नेतृ): defined in 5 categories.
Netra (नेत्र): defined in 16 categories.
Cala (चल, calā, चला): defined in 21 categories.
Cali (चलि): defined in 8 categories.
Bhrulata (bhrūlatā, भ्रूलता): defined in 3 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग, rāgā, रागा): defined in 26 categories.
Adhikya (ādhikya, आधिक्य): defined in 9 categories.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 13 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Vyatha (vyathā, व्यथा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “udvṛttastanabhāra eṣa tarale netre cale bhrūlate”
- udvṛttas -
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udvṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāra* -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tarale -
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tarala (noun, masculine)[locative single]tarala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]taralā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- netre -
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netṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]netra (noun, masculine)[locative single]netra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- cale -
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cala (noun, masculine)[locative single]cala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]calā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhrūlate -
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bhrūlatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “rāgādhikyatamoṣṭhapallavadalaṃ kurvantu nāma vyathām”
- rāgā -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ādhikya -
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ādhikya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tamo -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṭha -
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√vaś (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- pallava -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dalam -
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dala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurvantu -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active third plural]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vyathām -
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vyathā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 6920 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.