Sanskrit quote nr. 7215 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उमामिमां समुद्वीक्ष्य शीतदीधितिशेखराम् ।
एषा तु भारती भानुं मत्तं स्वीकृत्य नृत्यति ॥umāmimāṃ samudvīkṣya śītadīdhitiśekharām |
eṣā tu bhāratī bhānuṃ mattaṃ svīkṛtya nṛtyati ||
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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.
Uma (umā, उमा): defined in 19 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Vikshya (viksya, vīkṣya, वीक्ष्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bharati (bhāratī, भारती): defined in 12 categories.
Bhanu (bhānu, भानु): defined in 15 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Nrityat (nrtyat, nṛtyat, नृत्यत्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “umāmimāṃ samudvīkṣya śītadīdhitiśekharām”
- umām -
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umā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samud -
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samud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]samud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śītadīdhiti -
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śītadīdhiti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śekharā -
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śekhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śekhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “eṣā tu bhāratī bhānuṃ mattaṃ svīkṛtya nṛtyati”
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhāratī -
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bhāratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhānum -
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bhānu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhānu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mattam -
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matta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]matta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- svīkṛtya -
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- nṛtyati -
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√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt (verb class 4)[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 7215 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.