Sanskrit quote nr. 6460 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तप्तोऽयमुरंगमः शिखितलच्छायां समालम्बते ।
वैरं साहजिकं विहाय च शिखी मूलं तरोर्गच्छति ॥uttapto'yamuraṃgamaḥ śikhitalacchāyāṃ samālambate |
vairaṃ sāhajikaṃ vihāya ca śikhī mūlaṃ tarorgacchati ||
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.
Uttapta (उत्तप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Urangama (uraṅgama, उरङ्गम): defined in 1 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhī, शिखी, śikhi, शिखि): defined in 14 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Vaira (वैर): defined in 11 categories.
Sahajika (sāhajika, साहजिक): defined in 3 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhist philosophy
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: “uttapto'yamuraṃgamaḥ śikhitalacchāyāṃ samālambate”
- uttapto' -
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uttapta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uraṅgamaḥ -
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uraṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śikhi -
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śikhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śikhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śikhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śikhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- talacch -
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√tal -> talat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tal class 1 verb]
- śāyām -
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śāyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śā -> śāyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- lambate -
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√lamb (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “vairaṃ sāhajikaṃ vihāya ca śikhī mūlaṃ tarorgacchati”
- vairam -
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vaira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vairā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sāhajikam -
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sāhajika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhajika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhajikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikhī -
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śikhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śikhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śikhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūlam -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- taror -
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taru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]taru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third 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 6460 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.