Sanskrit quote nr. 6470 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमभुजंगसंगम- ।
निस्पन्दनितम्बचापलस्तस्याः ॥uttamabhujaṃgasaṃgama- |
nispandanitambacāpalastasyāḥ ||
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.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Spanda (स्पन्द): defined in 8 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब): defined in 9 categories.
Capala (cāpala, चापल): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “uttamabhujaṃgasaṃgama-”
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujaṅga -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅgama -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nispandanitambacāpalastasyāḥ”
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- spanda -
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spanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nitamba -
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nitamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpala -
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cāpala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sta -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- syāḥ -
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si (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active second 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 6470 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.