Sanskrit quote nr. 6775 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदेति सविता ताम्रस् ताम्र एवास्तमेति च ।
संपत्तौ च विपत्तौ च महतामेकरूपता ॥udeti savitā tāmras tāmra evāstameti ca |
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.
Uda (उद): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Savitri (savitr, savitṛ, सवितृ): defined in 11 categories.
Tamra (tāmra, ताम्र): defined in 14 categories.
Eva (एव, evā, एवा): defined in 6 categories.
Tama (तम, tamā, तमा): defined in 13 categories.
Tami (तमि): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 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: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “udeti savitā tāmras tāmra evāstameti ca”
- ude -
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uda (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]udan (noun, neuter)[compound]√ud (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- tāmras -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tāmra* -
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tāmra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evās -
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eva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tame -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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 6775 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.