Sanskrit quote nr. 7204 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उभाभ्यां गतिरेकैव गर्भस्थस्य ऋणस्य च ।
हसन्ती धारयेद् गर्भं रुदन्ती प्रतिमुञ्चति ॥ubhābhyāṃ gatirekaiva garbhasthasya ṛṇasya ca |
hasantī dhārayed garbhaṃ rudantī pratimuñcati ||
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.
Ubha (उभ, ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Garbhastha (गर्भस्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Rina (rna, ṛṇa, ऋण): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hasanti (hasantī, हसन्ती): defined in 5 categories.
Hasat (हसत्): defined in 1 categories.
Garbha (गर्भ): defined in 20 categories.
Rudanti (rudantī, रुदन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Rudat (रुदत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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: “ubhābhyāṃ gatirekaiva garbhasthasya ṛṇasya ca”
- ubhābhyām -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ubha (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekai -
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eka (noun, neuter)[compound]ekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- garbhasthasya -
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garbhastha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]garbhastha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ṛṇasya -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hasantī dhārayed garbhaṃ rudantī pratimuñcati”
- hasantī -
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hasantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hasat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √has class 1 verb]
- dhārayed -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- garbham -
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garbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rudantī -
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rudantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]√rud -> rudat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rud class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rud class 2 verb]
- prati -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- muñcati -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third 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 7204 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.