Sanskrit quote nr. 6569 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्थाप्य भुजगीं शक्तिं मूलवातैरधःस्थिताम् ।
सुषुम्नान्तर्गतां पञ्चचक्राणां भेदिनीं शिवाम् ॥utthāpya bhujagīṃ śaktiṃ mūlavātairadhaḥsthitām |
suṣumnāntargatāṃ pañcacakrāṇāṃ bhedinīṃ śivām ||
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.
Utthapya (utthāpya, उत्थाप्य): defined in 2 categories.
Bhujagi (bhujagī, भुजगी): defined in 2 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Vata (vāta, वात): defined in 21 categories.
Adhahsthita (adhaḥsthitā, अधःस्थिता): defined in 2 categories.
Sushumna (susumna, suṣumna, सुषुम्न): defined in 12 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 16 categories.
Cakra (चक्र, cakrā, चक्रा): defined in 27 categories.
Cakrana (cakrāṇā, चक्राणा): defined in 1 categories.
Bhedini (bhedinī, भेदिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Shiva (siva, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tamil, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “utthāpya bhujagīṃ śaktiṃ mūlavātairadhaḥsthitām”
- utthāpya -
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utthāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utthāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujagīm -
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bhujagī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mūla -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mūl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vātair -
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vāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vā class 2 verb]
- adhaḥsthitām -
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adhaḥsthitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “suṣumnāntargatāṃ pañcacakrāṇāṃ bhedinīṃ śivām”
- suṣumnān -
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suṣumna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tar -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛg -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cakrāṇām -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]cakra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]cakrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√kṛ -> cakrāṇā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> cakrāṇā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- bhedinīm -
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bhedinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śivām -
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śivā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 6569 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.