Sanskrit quote nr. 7239 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उरो विशालं शस्तं च कक्षे दीर्घोन्नते शुभे ।
ऊरू वृत्तौ समौ बाहू गूढं जानु प्रशस्यते ॥uro viśālaṃ śastaṃ ca kakṣe dīrghonnate śubhe |
ūrū vṛttau samau bāhū gūḍhaṃ jānu praśasyate ||
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.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Vishalam (visalam, viśālam, विशालम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vishala (visala, viśāla, विशाल): defined in 22 categories.
Shasta (sasta, śasta, शस्त): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kaksha (kaksa, kakṣa, कक्ष, kakṣā, कक्षा): defined in 11 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ, dīrghā, दीर्घा): defined in 19 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत, unnatā, उन्नता): defined in 18 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Uru (ūru, ऊरु): defined in 16 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Gudham (gūḍham, गूढम्): defined in 1 categories.
Gudha (gūḍha, गूढ): defined in 12 categories.
Janu (jānu, जानु): defined in 17 categories.
Prashasyata (prasasyata, praśasyatā, प्रशस्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “uro viśālaṃ śastaṃ ca kakṣe dīrghonnate śubhe”
- uro* -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viśālam -
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viśālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śastam -
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śasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]√śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kakṣe -
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kakṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dīrgho -
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dīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- unnate -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[locative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]unnatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]unnati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śubhe -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[locative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śubh (noun, feminine)[dative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “ūrū vṛttau samau bāhū gūḍhaṃ jānu praśasyate”
- ūrū -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vṛttau -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vṛtti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- samau -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bāhū -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gūḍham -
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gūḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gūḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gūḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gūḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]√guh -> gūḍha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
- jānu -
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jānu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7239 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.