Sanskrit quote nr. 6614 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पातजं छिद्रमसौ विवस्वान् ।
व्यादाय वक्त्राकृति लोकभीष्यम् ॥utpātajaṃ chidramasau vivasvān |
vyādāya vaktrākṛti lokabhīṣyam ||
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.
Utpata (utpāta, उत्पात): defined in 13 categories.
Ja (ज): defined in 7 categories.
Chidra (छिद्र): defined in 13 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Vivasvat (विवस्वत्): defined in 3 categories.
Vyadaya (vyādāya, व्यादाय): defined in 1 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Akriti (akrti, ākṛtī, आकृती): defined in 13 categories.
Loka (लोक): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy
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: “utpātajaṃ chidramasau vivasvān”
- utpāta -
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utpāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jam -
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ja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- chidram -
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chidra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chidra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chidrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vivasvān -
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vivasvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vyādāya vaktrākṛti lokabhīṣyam”
- vyādāya -
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vyādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaktrā -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]vaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ākṛti -
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ākṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ākṛti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ākṛtī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīṣyam -
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√bhī -> bhīṣya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhī]√bhī -> bhīṣya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhī]√bhī -> bhīṣyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhī]√bhī -> bhīṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhī]√bhī -> bhīṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhī], [accusative single from √bhī]
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 6614 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.