Sanskrit quote nr. 6548 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गस्तनभरतान्ततान्तमध्यं ।
विश्लिष्यद्घनकचवान्तवान्तसूनम् ॥uttu gastanabharatāntatāntamadhyaṃ |
viśliṣyadghanakacavāntavāntasūnam ||
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.
Bharata (भरत): defined in 20 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Shlishyat (slisyat, śliṣyat, श्लिष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Kacu (कचु): defined in 4 categories.
Anta (ānta, आन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Vanta (vānta, वान्त): defined in 8 categories.
Suna (sūna, सून): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “uttu gastanabharatāntatāntamadhyaṃ”
- 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]
- bharatān -
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bharata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tatān -
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tata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √tan class 8 verb]
- tama -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhyam -
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dhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “viśliṣyadghanakacavāntavāntasūnam”
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śliṣyad -
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√śliṣ -> śliṣyat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kacavā -
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kacu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ānta -
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ānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vānta -
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vānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vam -> vānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]√vam -> vānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vam class 1 verb]
- sūnam -
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sūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]
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 6548 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.