Sanskrit quote nr. 6619 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्पादयत्यलमिदं मनसो विषादं ।
सीदत्सरोरुहनिभं वदनं त्वदीयम् ॥

utpādayatyalamidaṃ manaso viṣādaṃ |
sīdatsaroruhanibhaṃ vadanaṃ tvadīyam ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Utpada (utpāda, उत्पाद): defined in 6 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (यति, yatī, यती): defined in 17 categories.
Yatya (यत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasa (मनस): defined in 14 categories.
Vishad (visad, viṣād, विषाद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Saroruha (सरोरुह): defined in 7 categories.
Nibha (निभ): defined in 7 categories.
Vadana (वदन): defined in 13 categories.
Tvadiya (tvadīya, त्वदीय): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Prakrit, Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “utpādayatyalamidaṃ manaso viṣādaṃ
  • utpāda -
  • utpāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatya -
  • yati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yatya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yat]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
    yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • manaso* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣādam -
  • viṣāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣād (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sīdatsaroruhanibhaṃ vadanaṃ tvadīyam
  • sīdat -
  • sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sad class 1 verb]
  • saroruha -
  • saroruha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saroruha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nibham -
  • nibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadanam -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvadīyam -
  • tvadīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tvadīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvadīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6619 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.

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