Sanskrit quote nr. 6693 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदञ्चत्कावेरीलहरिषु परिष्व गर गे लुठन्तः ।
कुहूकण्ठीकण्ठीरवरवलवत्रासितप्रोषितेभाः ॥udañcatkāverīlahariṣu pariṣva gara ge luṭhantaḥ |
kuhūkaṇṭhīkaṇṭhīravaravalavatrāsitaproṣitebhāḥ ||
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.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Gara (गर): defined in 8 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Luthat (luṭhat, लुठत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuhu (कुहु): defined in 9 categories.
Kanthi (kaṇṭhī, कण्ठी): defined in 8 categories.
Kanthin (kaṇṭhin, कण्ठिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kanthirava (kaṇṭhīrava, कण्ठीरव): defined in 4 categories.
Rava (रव): defined in 13 categories.
Lava (लव): defined in 16 categories.
Trasita (trāsita, त्रासित): defined in 4 categories.
Proshita (prosita, proṣita, प्रोषित, proṣitā, प्रोषिता): defined in 5 categories.
Ibha (इभ): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Purana (epic history), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “udañcatkāverīlahariṣu pariṣva gara ge luṭhantaḥ”
- Cannot analyse udañcatkāverīlahariṣu*pa
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ṣva -
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- gara -
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gara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√gṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ge -
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ga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- luṭhantaḥ -
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luṭhat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√luṭh -> luṭhat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “kuhūkaṇṭhīkaṇṭhīravaravalavatrāsitaproṣitebhāḥ”
- kuhū -
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kuhū (noun, feminine)[compound]kuhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kaṇṭhī -
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kaṇṭhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kaṇṭhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭhīrava -
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kaṇṭhīrava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- rava -
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rava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ru (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lava -
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lava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lo (noun, masculine)[compound]
- trāsita -
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√tras -> trāsita (participle, masculine)[compound from √tras]√tras -> trāsita (participle, neuter)[compound from √tras]√tras -> trāsita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tras]√tras -> trāsita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tras]
- proṣite -
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proṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]proṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]proṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pruṣ (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pruṣ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pruṣ (verb class 9)[periphrastic-future active third single]√pruṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ibhāḥ -
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ibha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 6693 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.