Sanskrit quote nr. 6602 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पन्नस्य रुरोः शृ गं वर्धमानस्य वर्धते ।
प्रार्थना पुरुषस्येव तस्य मात्रा न विद्यते ॥utpannasya ruroḥ śṛ gaṃ vardhamānasya vardhate |
prārthanā puruṣasyeva tasya mātrā na vidyate ||
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.
Utpanna (उत्पन्न): defined in 12 categories.
Ruru (रुरु): defined in 12 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Vardhamana (vardhamāna, वर्धमान): defined in 19 categories.
Prarthana (prārthanā, प्रार्थना): defined in 15 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Matra (mātra, मात्र, mātrā, मात्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
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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: “utpannasya ruroḥ śṛ gaṃ vardhamānasya vardhate”
- utpannasya -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]utpanna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ruroḥ -
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ruru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse śṛ*ga
- gam -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vardhamānasya -
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vardhamāna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vardhamāna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√vṛdh -> vardhamāna (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhamāna (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- vardhate -
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√vṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “prārthanā puruṣasyeva tasya mātrā na vidyate”
- prārthanā -
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prārthanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- puruṣasye -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mātrā* -
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mātra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive 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 6602 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.