Sanskrit quote nr. 7247 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उर्व्यां कोऽपि महीधरो लघुतरो दोर्भ्यां धृतो लीलया ।
तेन त्वं दिवि भूतले च सततं गोवर्धनो गीयसे ॥urvyāṃ ko'pi mahīdharo laghutaro dorbhyāṃ dhṛto līlayā |
tena tvaṃ divi bhūtale ca satataṃ govardhano gīyase ||
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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.
Urvi (urvī, उर्वी): defined in 6 categories.
Urvya (urvyā, उर्व्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mahidhara (mahīdhara, महीधर): defined in 13 categories.
Laghutara (लघुतर): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत): defined in 9 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divi (divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Bhutala (bhūtala, भूतल): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Govardhana (गोवर्धन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Kannada, Buddhism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Shaiva philosophy, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “urvyāṃ ko'pi mahīdharo laghutaro dorbhyāṃ dhṛto līlayā”
- urvyām -
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urvī (noun, feminine)[locative single]urvyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- mahīdharo* -
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mahīdhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- laghutaro* -
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laghutara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dorbhyām -
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dos (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- dhṛto* -
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dhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- līlayā -
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līlā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tena tvaṃ divi bhūtale ca satataṃ govardhano gīyase”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- divi -
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divi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]divī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]div (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhūtale -
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bhūtala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- satatam -
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satatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- govardhano* -
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govardhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gīyase -
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√gā (verb class 2)[present passive second single]√gā (verb class 3)[present passive second single]√gā (verb class 1)[present passive second single]√gā (verb class 2)[present passive second single]√gā (verb class 3)[present passive second 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 7247 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.