Sanskrit quote nr. 7308 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वं नीरदवृन्दमैन्दवमिदं बिम्बं त्वधो निर्मितं ।
व्योम्नः पल्वलचित्रितस्य निहितौ शैलावुपर्युन्नतौ ॥ūrdhvaṃ nīradavṛndamaindavamidaṃ bimbaṃ tvadho nirmitaṃ |
vyomnaḥ palvalacitritasya nihitau śailāvuparyunnatau ||
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.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Nirada (nīrada, नीरद): defined in 3 categories.
Vrinda (vrnda, vṛnda, वृन्द): defined in 8 categories.
Aindava (ऐन्दव): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bimba (बिम्ब): defined in 19 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Nirmita (निर्मित): defined in 10 categories.
Vyoman (व्योमन्): defined in 13 categories.
Palvala (पल्वल): defined in 2 categories.
Citrita (चित्रित): defined in 8 categories.
Nihita (निहित): defined in 9 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Unnati (उन्नति): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Pali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
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: “ūrdhvaṃ nīradavṛndamaindavamidaṃ bimbaṃ tvadho nirmitaṃ”
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nīrada -
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nīrada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nīrada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛndam -
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vṛnda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛnda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛndā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aindavam -
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aindava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aindava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bimbam -
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bimba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bimba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bimbā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adho* -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nirmitam -
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nirmita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirmita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirmitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vyomnaḥ palvalacitritasya nihitau śailāvuparyunnatau”
- vyomnaḥ -
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vyoman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vyoman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- palvala -
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palvala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citritasya -
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citrita (noun, masculine)[genitive single]citrita (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nihitau -
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nihita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śailāvu -
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śaila (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uparyu -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- unnatau -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]unnati (noun, feminine)[locative 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 7308 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.