Sanskrit quote nr. 694 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अत्युच्छ्रितोन्नतसितध्वजपङ्क्तिचित्रैर् नागाश्वपत्तिरथसंक्षुभितैर्बलौघैः ।
उद्धूतचामरविराजितगात्रशोभाः पुण्येन भूमिपतयो भुवि संचरन्ति ॥atyucchritonnatasitadhvajapaṅkticitrair nāgāśvapattirathasaṃkṣubhitairbalaughaiḥ |
uddhūtacāmaravirājitagātraśobhāḥ puṇyena bhūmipatayo bhuvi saṃcaranti ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Ucchrita (उच्छ्रित, ucchritā, उच्छ्रिता): defined in 6 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Dhvaja (ध्वज): defined in 19 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Naga (nāga, नाग, nāgā, नागा): defined in 26 categories.
Balaugha (बलौघ): defined in 1 categories.
Uddhuta (uddhūta, उद्धूत): defined in 2 categories.
Camara (cāmara, चामर): defined in 19 categories.
Virajita (virājita, विराजित): defined in 9 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Shobha (sobha, śobha, शोभ, śobhā, शोभा): defined in 11 categories.
Bhumipati (bhūmipati, भूमिपति): defined in 2 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Sanca (sañca, सञ्च): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit
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: “atyucchritonnatasitadhvajapaṅkticitrair nāgāśvapattirathasaṃkṣubhitairbalaughaiḥ”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ucchrito -
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ucchrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucchrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ucchritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unnata -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sita -
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sita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]√si -> sita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> sita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
- dhvaja -
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dhvaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√dhvaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- paṅkti -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- citrair -
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citra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]citra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nāgā -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvapat -
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aśvapad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tiratha -
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√tṝ (verb class 1)[present active second plural]√tṝ (verb class 6)[present active second plural]
- saṅkṣubhitair -
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saṅkṣubhita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]saṅkṣubhita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- balaughaiḥ -
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balaugha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “uddhūtacāmaravirājitagātraśobhāḥ puṇyena bhūmipatayo bhuvi saṃcaranti”
- uddhūta -
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uddhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāmara -
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cāmara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāmara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- virājita -
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virājita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virājita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātra -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhāḥ -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śobhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- puṇyena -
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puṇya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]puṇya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
- bhūmipatayo* -
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bhūmipati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sañca -
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sañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ranti -
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ranti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ranti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
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 694 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.