Sanskrit quote nr. 6648 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्स गैः सैकतानां शकुनिशतपदन्यासरेखा कितानां ।
जम्बूषण्डानि नद्यो दधति परिणमल्लम्बिलम्बालकानि ॥utsa gaiḥ saikatānāṃ śakuniśatapadanyāsarekhā kitānāṃ |
jambūṣaṇḍāni nadyo dadhati pariṇamallambilambālakāni ||
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.
Utsa (उत्स): defined in 4 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Saikata (सैकत): defined in 6 categories.
Shakuni (sakuni, śakunī, शकुनी): defined in 11 categories.
Shatapada (satapada, śatapada, शतपद): defined in 7 categories.
Nyasa (nyāsa, न्यास): defined in 21 categories.
Rekha (rekhā, रेखा): defined in 15 categories.
Kita (कित): defined in 12 categories.
Shanda (sanda, ṣaṇḍa, षण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Nadi (nadī, नदी): defined in 21 categories.
Nadya (नद्य): defined in 2 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Bila (बिल): defined in 13 categories.
Balaka (bālaka, बालक): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Tamil, Kavya (poetry), 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: “utsa gaiḥ saikatānāṃ śakuniśatapadanyāsarekhā kitānāṃ”
- utsa -
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utsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaiḥ -
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ga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saikatānām -
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saikata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]saikata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śakuni -
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śakuni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śakunī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śatapada -
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śatapada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nyāsa -
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nyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rekhā -
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rekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kitānām -
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kita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “jambūṣaṇḍāni nadyo dadhati pariṇamallambilambālakāni”
- jambū -
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jambū (noun, feminine)[compound]jambū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- ṣaṇḍāni -
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ṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nadyo* -
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nadī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]√nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nad]
- dadhati -
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√dadh (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[present active third plural]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṇam -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- allam -
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allā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bilam -
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bila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bālakāni -
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bālaka (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6648 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.