Sanskrit quote nr. 6535 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्तिष्ठारात् तरौ मे तरुणिमम तरोः शक्तिरारोहण का ।
साक्षादाख्यामि मुग्धे तरणिमिह रवेराख्यया का रतिर्मे ॥

uttiṣṭhārāt tarau me taruṇimama taroḥ śaktirārohaṇa kā |
sākṣādākhyāmi mugdhe taraṇimiha raverākhyayā kā ratirme ||

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.

Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Arohana (ārohaṇa, आरोहण): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Sakshat (saksat, sākṣāt, साक्षात्): defined in 8 categories.
Saksha (saksa, sākṣa, साक्ष): defined in 2 categories.
Akhya (ākhyā, आख्या): defined in 6 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध, mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Tarani (taraṇi, तरणि): defined in 10 categories.
Iha (इह): defined in 9 categories.
Ravi (रवि): defined in 19 categories.
Rakhya (rākhyā, राख्या): defined in 1 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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: “uttiṣṭhārāt tarau me taruṇimama taroḥ śaktirārohaṇa
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhārāt*ta
  • tarau -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    taru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • taruṇimam -
  • taruṇiman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taroḥ -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śaktir -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārohaṇa -
  • ārohaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārohaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sākṣādākhyāmi mugdhe taraṇimiha raverākhyayā ratirme
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ākhyā -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mugdhe -
  • mugdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mugdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mugdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
  • taraṇim -
  • taraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    taraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raver -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • rākhyayā -
  • rākh -> rākhyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √rākh class 1 verb]
    rakh -> rākhyā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √rakh class 1 verb]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ratir -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive 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 6535 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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