Sanskrit quote nr. 6519 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तानोच्छूनमण्डूकपाटितोदरसंनिभे ।
क्लेदिनि स्त्रीव्रणे सक्तिर् अकृमेः कस्य जायते ॥uttānocchūnamaṇḍūkapāṭitodarasaṃnibhe |
kledini strīvraṇe saktir akṛmeḥ kasya jāyate ||
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.
Uttana (uttāna, उत्तान, uttānā, उत्ताना): defined in 8 categories.
Ucchuna (ucchūna, उच्छून): defined in 2 categories.
Manduka (maṇḍūka, मण्डूक): defined in 15 categories.
Patita (pāṭita, पाटित, pāṭitā, पाटिता): defined in 15 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Kledin (क्लेदिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kledini (kledinī, क्लेदिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Strivrana (strīvraṇa, स्त्रीव्रण): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “uttānocchūnamaṇḍūkapāṭitodarasaṃnibhe”
- uttāno -
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uttāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchūna -
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ucchūna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucchūna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍūka -
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maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maṇḍūka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṭito -
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pāṭita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṭita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, masculine)[compound from √paṭ]√paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, neuter)[compound from √paṭ]pāṭitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paṭ]√paṭ -> pāṭita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paṭ]√paṭ -> pāṭitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paṭ]
- udara -
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udara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnibhe -
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saṃnibha (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃnibha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kledini strīvraṇe saktir akṛmeḥ kasya jāyate”
- kledini -
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kledinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kledin (noun, masculine)[locative single]kledin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- strīvraṇe -
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strīvraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- saktir -
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sakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṛme -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active first plural], [aorist active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active first plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active first plural]
- iḥ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle 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 6519 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.