Sanskrit quote nr. 7301 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊरू रम्भे बाहू ।
लते विधात्रा कुचौ पुनः कमले ॥ūrū rambhe bāhū |
late vidhātrā kucau punaḥ kamale ||
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.
Uru (ūru, ऊरु): defined in 16 categories.
Rambha (रम्भ, rambhā, रम्भा): defined in 13 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Vidhatri (vidhatr, vidhātṛ, विधातृ): defined in 5 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Kamala (कमल, kamalā, कमला): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali
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: “ūrū rambhe bāhū”
- ūrū -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rambhe -
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rambha (noun, masculine)[locative single]rambhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rambha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√rambh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- bāhū -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “late vidhātrā kucau punaḥ kamale”
- late -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vidhātrā -
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vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kucau -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kamale -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kamalā (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 7301 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.