Sanskrit quote nr. 6581 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पतन्ति यदाकाशे निपतन्ति महीतले ।
पक्षिणस् तदपि प्राप्त्या नादत्तमुपतिष्ठते ॥utpatanti yadākāśe nipatanti mahītale |
pakṣiṇas tadapi prāptyā nādattamupatiṣṭhate ||
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.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nipa (निप): defined in 12 categories.
Tanti (tantī, तन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Mahitala (mahītala, महीतल): defined in 6 categories.
Pakshin (paksin, pakṣin, पक्षिन्): defined in 14 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Prapti (prāpti, प्राप्ति): defined in 15 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Tta (त्त): defined in 2 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Samkhya (school of philosophy), India history, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vastushastra (architecture), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “utpatanti yadākāśe nipatanti mahītale”
- Cannot analyse utpatanti*ya
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- akāśe -
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√kāś (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- nipa -
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nipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nipa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanti -
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tanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mahītale -
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mahītala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “pakṣiṇas tadapi prāptyā nādattamupatiṣṭhate”
- pakṣiṇas -
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pakṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- prāptyā* -
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prāpti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nāda -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ttam -
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tta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- tiṣṭhate -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present middle third 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 6581 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.