Sanskrit quote nr. 6526 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तालापीतहालारसविवशमनोवृत्तिताला कसीर- ।
प्रोत्खाताकृष्टकालागुरुरुचिररुचिः स्त्रोतसोन्मादशीला ॥uttālāpītahālārasavivaśamanovṛttitālā kasīra- |
protkhātākṛṣṭakālāgururuciraruciḥ strotasonmādaśīlā ||
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.
Uttala (uttāla, उत्ताल, uttālā, उत्ताला): defined in 5 categories.
Apita (apīta, अपीत): defined in 4 categories.
Hala (hāla, हाल, hālā, हाला): defined in 16 categories.
Arasa (अरस): defined in 6 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Vrittita (vrttita, vṛttitā, वृत्तिता): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Sira (sīra, सीर): defined in 12 categories.
Protkhata (protkhāta, प्रोत्खात, protkhātā, प्रोत्खाता): defined in 1 categories.
Akrishta (akrsta, akṛṣṭa, अकृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Rucira (रुचिर): defined in 12 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Ota (ओत): defined in 7 categories.
Sonmada (sonmāda, सोन्माद): defined in 1 categories.
Shil (sil, śīl, शील्): defined in 4 categories.
Shila (sila, śīlā, शीला): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “uttālāpītahālārasavivaśamanovṛttitālā kasīra-”
- uttālā -
-
uttāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apīta -
-
apīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pī (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- hālā -
-
hāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arasa -
-
arasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vivaśam -
-
vivaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vivaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vivaśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ano -
-
ano (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]anu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]anu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vṛttitā -
-
vṛttitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alā -
-
- ka -
-
ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīra -
-
sīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “protkhātākṛṣṭakālāgururuciraruciḥ strotasonmādaśīlā”
- protkhātā -
-
protkhāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]protkhāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]protkhātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṛṣṭa -
-
akṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kālāguru -
-
kālāguru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- rucira -
-
rucira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rucira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruciḥ -
-
ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stro -
-
stṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- ota -
-
ota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ota (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sonmāda -
-
sonmāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sonmāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīlā -
-
śīl (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 6526 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.