Sanskrit quote nr. 6714 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयति तडिच्चित्रं मित्रं रतेः कमलद्वयी ।
कुसुमितनवस्तम्भे रम्भे विधाय तनोरधः ॥udayati taḍiccitraṃ mitraṃ rateḥ kamaladvayī |
kusumitanavastambhe rambhe vidhāya tanoradhaḥ ||
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.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Tadit (taḍit, तडित्): defined in 7 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Mitra (मित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Rati (रति): defined in 24 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Dvayin (द्वयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Kusumita (कुसुमित): defined in 3 categories.
Nava (नव): defined in 16 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Rambha (रम्भ, rambhā, रम्भा): defined in 13 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 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), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “udayati taḍiccitraṃ mitraṃ rateḥ kamaladvayī”
- uda -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- taḍic -
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taḍit (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taḍit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mitram -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rateḥ -
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rati (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kamala -
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kamala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayī -
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dvayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dvayin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kusumitanavastambhe rambhe vidhāya tanoradhaḥ”
- kusumita -
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kusumita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusumita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- navas -
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nava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhe -
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bha (noun, masculine)[locative single]bha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhā (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- rambhe -
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rambha (noun, masculine)[locative single]rambhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rambha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√rambh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vidhāya -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[dative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- tanor -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6714 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.