Sanskrit quote nr. 6547 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गस्तनपर्वतैस्तनुरुहै रोमावलीभूरुहैः ।
काञ्चीक कणनूपुरध्वनिपरैर्हारावलीवागुरैः ॥uttu gastanaparvataistanuruhai romāvalībhūruhaiḥ |
kāñcīka kaṇanūpuradhvaniparairhārāvalīvāguraiḥ ||
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.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Parvata (पर्वत): defined in 16 categories.
Romavali (romāvalī, रोमावली): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuruha (bhūruha, भूरुह): defined in 5 categories.
Kanci (kāñci, काञ्चि, kāñcī, काञ्ची): defined in 17 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kanat (kaṇat, कणत्): defined in 1 categories.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Haravali (hārāvalī, हारावली): defined in 3 categories.
Vagura (vāgura, वागुर): defined in 6 categories.
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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: “uttu gastanaparvataistanuruhai romāvalībhūruhaiḥ”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ga
- gas -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- parvatais -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]parvata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tanuruhai -
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- romāvalī -
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romāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhūruhaiḥ -
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bhūruha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhūruha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kāñcīka kaṇanūpuradhvaniparairhārāvalīvāguraiḥ”
- kāñcī -
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kāñcī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kāñci (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kāñci (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇan -
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√kaṇ -> kaṇat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kaṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇ class 1 verb]
- ūpur -
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√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√vap (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- adhvani -
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adhvan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- parair -
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para (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]para (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- hārāvalī -
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hārāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vāguraiḥ -
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vāgura (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
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 6547 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.