Sanskrit quote nr. 7246 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उर्व्यसावत्र तर्वाली मर्वन्ते चार्ववस्थितिः ।
नात्रर्जु युज्यते गन्तुं शिरो नमय तन्मनाक् ॥urvyasāvatra tarvālī marvante cārvavasthitiḥ |
nātrarju yujyate gantuṃ śiro namaya tanmanāk ||
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.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (ālin, आलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Avasthiti (अवस्थिति): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Riju (rju, ṛju, ऋजु): defined in 10 categories.
Gantu (गन्तु): defined in 4 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Nama (नम): defined in 19 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Manak (manāk, मनाक्): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), India history, Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “urvyasāvatra tarvālī marvante cārvavasthitiḥ”
- urvya -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- asāva -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]√sā (verb class 4)[aorist active first dual]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarvā -
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taru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]taru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- ālī -
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ālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āli (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āli (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- marvante -
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√marv (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- cārva -
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cāru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cāru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avasthitiḥ -
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avasthiti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nātrarju yujyate gantuṃ śiro namaya tanmanāk”
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rar -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛju -
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ṛju (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛju (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛju (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ṛju (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śiro* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nama -
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nama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√nam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ya -
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- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- manāk -
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manāk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 7246 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.