Sanskrit quote nr. 475 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अटत्कटकघोटकप्रकटचापटङ्कारवच् चटच्चटदिति स्फुटं स्फुटति मेदिनी कर्परम् ।
निजामधरणीपतौ वलति कौतुकाडम्बराद् इदं भुवनमण्डलं दरदरीदरीदर्यहो ॥aṭatkaṭakaghoṭakaprakaṭacāpaṭaṅkāravac caṭaccaṭaditi sphuṭaṃ sphuṭati medinī karparam |
nijāmadharaṇīpatau valati kautukāḍambarād idaṃ bhuvanamaṇḍalaṃ daradarīdarīdaryaho ||
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.
Catat (caṭat, चटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Cataditi (caṭaditi, चटदिति): defined in 1 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Sphutat (sphuṭat, स्फुटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Medin (मेदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Medini (medinī, मेदिनी): defined in 10 categories.
Karpara (कर्पर): defined in 5 categories.
Nija (nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Dharani (dharaṇi, धरणि, dharaṇī, धरणी): defined in 18 categories.
Pata (पत): defined in 19 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Kautuka (कौतुक): defined in 8 categories.
Adambara (āḍambara, आडम्बर): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuvana (भुवन): defined in 13 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Darada (दरद): defined in 8 categories.
Dari (दरि, darī, दरी): defined in 11 categories.
Darin (दरिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Darya (दर्य): defined in 2 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “aṭatkaṭakaghoṭakaprakaṭacāpaṭaṅkāravac caṭaccaṭaditi sphuṭaṃ sphuṭati medinī karparam”
- Cannot analyse aṭatkaṭakaghoṭakaprakaṭacāpaṭaṅkāravac*ca
- caṭac -
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caṭat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- caṭaditi -
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caṭaditi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sphuṭati -
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√sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]√sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]√sphuṭ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- medinī -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]medin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- karparam -
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karpara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karpara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “nijāmadharaṇīpatau valati kautukāḍambarād idaṃ bhuvanamaṇḍalaṃ daradarīdarīdaryaho”
- nijām -
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nijā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharaṇī -
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dharaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dharaṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- patau -
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pata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pati (noun, feminine)[locative single]pati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- valati -
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√val -> valat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √val class 1 verb]√val -> valat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √val class 1 verb]√val (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kautukā -
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kautuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āḍambarād -
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āḍambara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvanam -
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bhuvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- darada -
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darada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- darī -
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darī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]darin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- darya -
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dari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]darī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]darin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]darin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]darya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative 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 475 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.