Sanskrit quote nr. 6734 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदये सवितारक्तो रक्तश्चास्तमये तथा ।
संपत्तौ च विपत्तौ च महतामेकरूपता ॥udaye savitārakto raktaścāstamaye tathā |
saṃpattau ca vipattau ca mahatāmekarūpatā ||
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.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Savitri (savitr, savitṛ, सवितृ): defined in 11 categories.
Arakta (अरक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Raktri (raktr, raktṛ, रक्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Rakta (रक्त): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Tami (तमि): defined in 3 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Sampatti (सम्पत्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Vipatti (विपत्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Mahat (महत्): defined in 6 categories.
Mahata (mahatā, महता): defined in 4 categories.
Ekarupata (ekarūpatā, एकरूपता): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “udaye savitārakto raktaścāstamaye tathā”
- udaye -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[locative 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]
- arakto* -
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arakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- raktaś -
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raktṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rakta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- cās -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tamaye -
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tami (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “saṃpattau ca vipattau ca mahatāmekarūpatā”
- sampattau -
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sampatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vipattau -
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vipatti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahatām -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- ekarūpatā -
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ekarūpatā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 6734 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.