Sanskrit quote nr. 7245 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उर्वीमुद्दामसस्यां जनयतु विसृजन् वासवो वृष्टिमिष्टाम् ।
इष्टैस् त्रैविष्टपानां विदधतु विधिवत् प्रीणनं विप्रमुख्याः ॥urvīmuddāmasasyāṃ janayatu visṛjan vāsavo vṛṣṭimiṣṭām |
iṣṭais traiviṣṭapānāṃ vidadhatu vidhivat prīṇanaṃ vipramukhyāḥ ||
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.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम): defined in 10 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vasava (vāsava, वासव): defined in 15 categories.
Vasu (vāsu, वासु): defined in 17 categories.
Vrishti (vrsti, vṛṣṭi, वृष्टि): defined in 11 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭā, इष्टा, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Traivishtapa (traivistapa, traiviṣṭapa, त्रैविष्टप): defined in 1 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Vidhivat (विधिवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Prinana (prīṇana, प्रीणन): defined in 5 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Ukhya (उख्य, ukhyā, उख्या): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Jain philosophy
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: “urvīmuddāmasasyāṃ janayatu visṛjan vāsavo vṛṣṭimiṣṭām”
- urvīm -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uddāma -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sasyām -
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√sas (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- janayatu -
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√jan (verb class 10)[imperative active third single]√jan (verb class 0)[imperative active third single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sṛjan -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- vāsavo* -
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vāsava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vāsu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vṛṣṭim -
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vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- iṣṭām -
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iṣṭā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “iṣṭais traiviṣṭapānāṃ vidadhatu vidhivat prīṇanaṃ vipramukhyāḥ”
- iṣṭais -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
- traiviṣṭapānām -
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traiviṣṭapa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vidhivat -
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vidhivat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prīṇanam -
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prīṇana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prīṇana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prīṇanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vipram -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukhyāḥ -
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ukhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ukhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 7245 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.