Sanskrit quote nr. 6996 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मूल्यालानभूमीरुहमतितरसोत्खण्डिताण्ड् ऊवितानान्य्- ।
आकर्षन्नेष पादैर्मदजलकलुषः क्षिप्तनक्षत्रमालः ॥unmūlyālānabhūmīruhamatitarasotkhaṇḍitāṇḍ ūvitānāny- |
ākarṣanneṣa pādairmadajalakaluṣaḥ kṣiptanakṣatramālaḥ ||
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.
Padaih (pādaiḥ, पादैः): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Madajala (मदजल): defined in 2 categories.
Kshipta (ksipta, kṣipta, क्षिप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Nakshatra (naksatra, nakṣatra, नक्षत्र): defined in 17 categories.
Ala (āla, आल): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Tamil
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: “unmūlyālānabhūmīruhamatitarasotkhaṇḍitāṇḍ ūvitānāny-”
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- Cannot analyse ūvitānāny
- Line 2: “ākarṣanneṣa pādairmadajalakaluṣaḥ kṣiptanakṣatramālaḥ”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akarṣann -
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√kṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- 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]
- pādair -
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pādaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- madajala -
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madajala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaluṣaḥ -
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kaluṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣipta -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣipta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- nakṣatram -
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nakṣatra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ālaḥ -
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āla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√al (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 6996 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.