Sanskrit quote nr. 6576 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्थायोन्नतवासयष्टिशिखरे विस्तारिताकुञ्चितं ।
बिभ्रत्पादमुदस्तकेसरसटः किंचिद् विनिद्रेक्षणः ॥utthāyonnatavāsayaṣṭiśikhare vistāritākuñcitaṃ |
bibhratpādamudastakesarasaṭaḥ kiṃcid vinidrekṣaṇaḥ ||
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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.
Utthaya (utthāya, उत्थाय): defined in 5 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Unnata (उन्नत): defined in 18 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर, śikharā, शिखरा): defined in 18 categories.
Vistarita (vistārita, विस्तारित, vistāritā, विस्तारिता): defined in 5 categories.
Akuncita (ākuñcita, आकुञ्चित): defined in 7 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Udasta (उदस्त): defined in 2 categories.
Kesara (केसर): defined in 13 categories.
Vinidra (विनिद्र, vinidrā, विनिद्रा): defined in 3 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “utthāyonnatavāsayaṣṭiśikhare vistāritākuñcitaṃ”
- utthāyo -
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utthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttha (noun, masculine)[dative single]uttha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- unnata -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsayaṣṭi -
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vāsayaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śikhare -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]śikhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śikharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vistāritā -
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vistārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vistārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vistāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākuñcitam -
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ākuñcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ākuñcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ākuñcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “bibhratpādamudastakesarasaṭaḥ kiṃcid vinidrekṣaṇaḥ”
- bibhrat -
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bibhrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- pādam -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- udasta -
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udasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kesara -
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kesara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kesara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṭaḥ -
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saṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vinidre -
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vinidra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vinidra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vinidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṣaṇaḥ -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[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 6576 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.