Sanskrit quote nr. 6521 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तानौ चरणौ कृत्वा ऊरुसंस्थौ प्रयत्नतः ।
ऊरुमध्ये तथोत्तानौ पाणी पद्मासनं त्विदम् ॥uttānau caraṇau kṛtvā ūrusaṃsthau prayatnataḥ |
ūrumadhye tathottānau pāṇī padmāsanaṃ tvidam ||
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): defined in 8 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Carani (caraṇi, चरणि): defined in 6 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Samstha (saṃstha, संस्थ): defined in 10 categories.
Uru (ūru, ऊरु): defined in 16 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Padmasana (padmāsana, पद्मासन): defined in 14 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “uttānau caraṇau kṛtvā ūrusaṃsthau prayatnataḥ”
- uttānau -
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uttāna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- caraṇau -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]caraṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]caraṇi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ūru -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- saṃsthau -
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saṃstha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prayatnataḥ -
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prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ūrumadhye tathottānau pāṇī padmāsanaṃ tvidam”
- ūrum -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- adhye -
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- tatho -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uttānau -
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uttāna (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pāṇī -
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pāṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pāṇin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padmāsanam -
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padmāsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]padmāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]padmāsanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvi -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 6521 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.