Sanskrit quote nr. 6625 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पुच्छः प्रमदोच्छ्वसद् वपुरधोविस्रंसिपक्षद्वयः ।
स्वैरोत्फालगतिक्रमेण परितो भ्रान्त्वा सलीलं मुहुः ॥utpucchaḥ pramadocchvasad vapuradhovisraṃsipakṣadvayaḥ |
svairotphālagatikrameṇa parito bhrāntvā salīlaṃ muhuḥ ||
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.
Utpuccha (उत्पुच्छ): defined in 1 categories.
Pramad (प्रमद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pramada (प्रमद, pramadā, प्रमदा): defined in 16 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Visramsin (visraṃsin, विस्रंसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Svaira (स्वैर, svairā, स्वैरा): defined in 4 categories.
Utphala (utphāla, उत्फाल): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Kramena (krameṇa, क्रमेण): defined in 2 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Salila (salīla, सलील): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain philosophy, Kannada, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “utpucchaḥ pramadocchvasad vapuradhovisraṃsipakṣadvayaḥ”
- utpucchaḥ -
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utpuccha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pramado -
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pramada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pramad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]pramadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ucchvasad -
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ucchvasat (noun, masculine)[compound]ucchvasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adho -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- visraṃsi -
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visraṃsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]visraṃsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pakṣad -
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√pakṣ -> pakṣat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb]
- vayaḥ -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ve (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “svairotphālagatikrameṇa parito bhrāntvā salīlaṃ muhuḥ”
- svairo -
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svaira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svaira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svairā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utphāla -
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utphāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gati -
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gati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]gati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- krameṇa -
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krameṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- parito* -
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paritaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhrāntvā -
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√bhram -> bhrāntvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhram]√bhram -> bhrāntvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhram]
- salīlam -
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salīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse muhuḥ
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 6625 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.