Sanskrit quote nr. 6550 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गस्तनमण्डलादवतरद्ग गेव हारावली ।
रोमाली नवनालनीरदरुचिः सेयं कलिन्दात्मजा ॥uttu gastanamaṇḍalādavataradga geva hārāvalī |
romālī navanālanīradaruciḥ seyaṃ kalindātmajā ||
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.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Lat (lāt, लात्): defined in 3 categories.
Avata (अवत): defined in 6 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Adga (अद्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Haravali (hārāvalī, हारावली): defined in 3 categories.
Romali (romālī, रोमाली): defined in 2 categories.
Navana (नवन): defined in 7 categories.
Ira (īra, ईर): defined in 9 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Ruci (रुचि): defined in 12 categories.
Seya (सेय): defined in 4 categories.
Kalindatmaja (kalindātmajā, कलिन्दात्मजा): defined in 1 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, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “uttu gastanamaṇḍalādavataradga geva hārāvalī”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ga
- gas -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanam -
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tana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lād -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]√lā -> lāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √lā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √lā class 2 verb]
- avata -
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avata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adga -
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adga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- geva -
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√gev (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hārāvalī -
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hārāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “romālī navanālanīradaruciḥ seyaṃ kalindātmajā”
- romālī -
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romālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- navanā -
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navana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ālan -
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√al (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- īra -
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īra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruciḥ -
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ruci (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ruci (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- seyam -
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seya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]seya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]seyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sai -> seya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]√sai -> seya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]√si -> seya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]√si -> seya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
- kalindātmajā -
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kalindātmajā (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 6550 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.