Sanskrit quote nr. 6649 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्सन्नच्छदिरुच्छ्वसद्वृति गलद्भित्ति स्खलन्मण्डलि ।
भ्राम्यत्कुण्डलि हिण्डदाखु खुरलिप्रक्रीडिभेकावलि ॥

utsannacchadirucchvasadvṛti galadbhitti skhalanmaṇḍali |
bhrāmyatkuṇḍali hiṇḍadākhu khuraliprakrīḍibhekāvali ||

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.

Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mandali (maṇḍalī, मण्डली): defined in 9 categories.
Khurali (khuralī, खुरली): defined in 3 categories.
Prakridin (prakrīḍin, प्रक्रीडिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Bheka (भेक): defined in 7 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva 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: “utsannacchadirucchvasadvṛti galadbhitti skhalanmaṇḍali
  • Cannot analyse utsannacchadirucchvasadvṛti*ga
  • Cannot analyse galadbhitti*sk
  • skhalan -
  • skhalat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    skhalat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    skhal -> skhalat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
    skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
  • maṇḍali -
  • maṇḍalī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇḍalin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhrāmyatkuṇḍali hiṇḍadākhu khuraliprakrīḍibhekāvali
  • Cannot analyse bhrāmyatkuṇḍali*hi
  • hiṇḍad -
  • hiṇḍ -> hiṇḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hiṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hiṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hiṇḍ class 1 verb]
  • ākhu -
  • ākhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ākhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • khurali -
  • khuralī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • prakrīḍi -
  • prakrīḍin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prakrīḍin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhekāva -
  • bheka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ali -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [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 6649 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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