Sanskrit quote nr. 6692 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद मुखो वक्ति भषन्निशीथे ।
द्विजोपपीडां मरणं गवां च ॥uda mukho vakti bhaṣanniśīthe |
dvijopapīḍāṃ maraṇaṃ gavāṃ ca ||
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.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Bhashat (bhasat, bhaṣat, भषत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nishitha (nisitha, niśītha, निशीथ): defined in 6 categories.
Ida (iḍā, इडा): defined in 11 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “uda mukho vakti bhaṣanniśīthe”
- uda -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- mukho* -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vakti -
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vakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vac (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- bhaṣan -
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bhaṣat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- niśīthe -
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niśītha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “dvijopapīḍāṃ maraṇaṃ gavāṃ ca”
- dvijo -
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- papī -
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papi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]papi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]papi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]papī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- iḍām -
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iḍā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- maraṇam -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gavām -
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go (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [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 6692 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.