Sanskrit quote nr. 6531 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्तिष्ठन्त्या रतान्ते भरमुरगपतौ पाणिनैकेन कृत्वा ।
धृत्वा चान्येन वासो विगलितकबरीभारमंसे वहन्त्याः ॥

uttiṣṭhantyā ratānte bharamuragapatau pāṇinaikena kṛtvā |
dhṛtvā cānyena vāso vigalitakabarībhāramaṃse vahantyāḥ ||

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.

Ratanta (ratānta, रतान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Uraga (उरग): defined in 8 categories.
Pata (पत): defined in 19 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Pani (pāṇi, पाणि): defined in 17 categories.
Panina (pāṇina, पाणिन): defined in 2 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhritva (dhrtva, dhṛtvā, धृत्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Dhritvan (dhrtvan, dhṛtvan, धृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Vasa (vāsa, वास): defined in 24 categories.
Vigalita (विगलित): defined in 6 categories.
Bharama (bhārama, भारम): defined in 4 categories.
Vahanti (vahantī, वहन्ती): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “uttiṣṭhantyā ratānte bharamuragapatau pāṇinaikena kṛtvā
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhantyā*ra
  • ratānte -
  • ratānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bharam -
  • bhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uraga -
  • uraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patau -
  • pata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pāṇinai -
  • pāṇina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aikena -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtvā cānyena vāso vigalitakabarībhāramaṃse vahantyāḥ
  • dhṛtvā -
  • dhṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛ -> dhṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhṛ]
    dhṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānye -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāso* -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vigalita -
  • vigalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaba -
  • kab (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • bhāramaṃ -
  • bhārama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • vahantyāḥ -
  • vahantī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √vah class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vah class 1 verb]

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 6531 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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