Sanskrit quote nr. 6724 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदयन्नेष सविता पद्मेष्वर्पयति श्रियम् ।
विभावयितुमृद्धीनां फलं सुहृदनुग्रहम् ॥udayanneṣa savitā padmeṣvarpayati śriyam |
vibhāvayitumṛddhīnāṃ phalaṃ suhṛdanugraham ||
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.
Savitri (savitr, savitṛ, सवितृ): defined in 11 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Vibha (vibhā, विभा): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhava (vibhāva, विभाव): defined in 21 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 13 categories.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mrid (mrd, mṛd, मृद्): defined in 9 categories.
Mridh (mrdh, mṛdh, मृध्): defined in 1 categories.
Hina (hīnā, हीना): defined in 14 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Suhrida (suhrda, suhṛda, सुहृद): defined in 5 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 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), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Shaiva philosophy, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “udayanneṣa savitā padmeṣvarpayati śriyam”
- uda -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yann -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- savitā -
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savitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]√sū (verb class 6)[periphrastic-future active third single]√sū (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- padmeṣva -
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padma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]padma (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- arpayati -
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√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ṛ]√ṛ (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “vibhāvayitumṛddhīnāṃ phalaṃ suhṛdanugraham”
- vibhāva -
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vibhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]vibhā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vibhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vibhu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mṛddh -
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mṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]mṛdh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- hīnām -
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hīnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- suhṛda -
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suhṛda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- graham -
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graha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]graha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6724 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.