Sanskrit quote nr. 6771 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदुम्बरफलानीव ब्रह्माण्डान्यत्ति यः सदा ।
सर्वगर्वापहः कालस् तस्य के मशका वयम् ॥udumbaraphalānīva brahmāṇḍānyatti yaḥ sadā |
sarvagarvāpahaḥ kālas tasya ke maśakā vayam ||
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.
Udumbara (उदुम्बर): defined in 20 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Brahmanda (brahmāṇḍa, ब्रह्माण्ड): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvaga (सर्वग): defined in 8 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Apa (āpa, आप): defined in 13 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 32 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क, kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mashaka (masaka, maśaka, मशक): defined in 12 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali
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: “udumbaraphalānīva brahmāṇḍānyatti yaḥ sadā”
- udumbara -
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udumbara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udumbara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- phalānī -
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phala (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- brahmāṇḍānya -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atti -
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atti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]atti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sarvagarvāpahaḥ kālas tasya ke maśakā vayam”
- sarvaga -
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sarvaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rvā -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- āpa -
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āpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√āp (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- haḥ -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālas -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- maśakā* -
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maśaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
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 6771 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.