Sanskrit quote nr. 6652 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्सर गकलितोरुकटारी- ।
भाजिरा उत भयंकरभालाः ॥utsara gakalitorukaṭārī- |
bhājirā uta bhayaṃkarabhālāḥ ||
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.
Utsara (उत्सर): defined in 3 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Kalita (कलित): defined in 8 categories.
Ruka (रुक): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट, ṭā, टा): defined in 11 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaji (bhājī, भाजी): defined in 8 categories.
Bhajin (bhājin, भाजिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Rai (रै): defined in 8 categories.
Uta (उत): defined in 5 categories.
Bhayankara (bhayaṅkara, भयङ्कर): defined in 12 categories.
Bhala (bhāla, भाल): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Marathi, Purana (epic history), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “utsara gakalitorukaṭārī-”
- utsara -
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utsara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalito -
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kalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kal -> kalita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kal class 10 verb]
- ruka -
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ruka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ruka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṭā -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bhājirā uta bhayaṃkarabhālāḥ”
- bhāji -
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bhājī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhājin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhājin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhāj (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāj (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rā* -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rai (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uta -
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uta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]√u (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- bhayaṅkara -
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bhayaṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhayaṅkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhālā -
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bhāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
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 6652 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.