Sanskrit quote nr. 6512 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्तरापथकान्तानां किं ब्रूमो रामणीयकम् ।
यासां तुषारसंभेदे न म्लायति मुखाम्बुजम् ॥

uttarāpathakāntānāṃ kiṃ brūmo rāmaṇīyakam |
yāsāṃ tuṣārasaṃbhede na mlāyati mukhāmbujam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Uttarapatha (uttarāpatha, उत्तरापथ): defined in 6 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ramaniyaka (rāmaṇīyaka, रामणीयक): defined in 4 categories.
Yasa (yāsā, यासा): defined in 13 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Tushara (tusara, tuṣāra, तुषार): defined in 13 categories.
Sambheda (सम्भेद): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mlayat (mlāyat, म्लायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mukhambuja (mukhāmbuja, मुखाम्बुज): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “uttarāpathakāntānāṃ kiṃ brūmo rāmaṇīyakam
  • uttarāpatha -
  • uttarāpatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāntānām -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brūmo* -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • rāmaṇīyakam -
  • rāmaṇīyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāmaṇīyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yāsāṃ tuṣārasaṃbhede na mlāyati mukhāmbujam
  • yāsām -
  • yāsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tuṣāra -
  • tuṣāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuṣāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhede -
  • sambheda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mlāyati -
  • mlāyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mlāyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mukhāmbujam -
  • mukhāmbuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6512 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.

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