Sanskrit quote nr. 7318 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वारोहे य आलम्बहेतुर् भूभृच् छिनत्ति तम् ।
कुठारिकस् तरुस्कन्धम् इवाधोगमनोन्मुखः ॥ūrdhvārohe ya ālambahetur bhūbhṛc chinatti tam |
kuṭhārikas taruskandham ivādhogamanonmukhaḥ ||
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.
Urdhvaroha (ūrdhvāroha, ऊर्ध्वारोह): defined in 2 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Alamba (ālamba, आलम्ब): defined in 8 categories.
Hetri (hetr, hetṛ, हेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Bhubhrit (bhubhrt, bhūbhṛt, भूभृत्): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Kutharika (kuṭhārika, कुठारिक): defined in 2 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Skandha (स्कन्ध): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Adhogamana (अधोगमन): defined in 3 categories.
Unmukha (उन्मुख): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “ūrdhvārohe ya ālambahetur bhūbhṛc chinatti tam”
- ūrdhvārohe -
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ūrdhvāroha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ya* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ālamba -
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ālamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetur -
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hetṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhūbhṛc -
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bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- chinatti -
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√chid (verb class 7)[present active third single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kuṭhārikas taruskandham ivādhogamanonmukhaḥ”
- kuṭhārikas -
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kuṭhārika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- taru -
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taru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]taru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- skandham -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]skandhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adhogamano -
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adhogamana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmukhaḥ -
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unmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 7318 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.