Sanskrit quote nr. 6791 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्ग्रीवा विवृतारुणास्यकुहरास्तृष्णाचलत्तालवः ।
पक्षासंभववेपमानतनवः प्रोड्डीय किंचिद् भुवः ॥udgrīvā vivṛtāruṇāsyakuharāstṛṣṇācalattālavaḥ |
pakṣāsaṃbhavavepamānatanavaḥ proḍḍīya kiṃcid bhuvaḥ ||
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.
Udgriva (udgrīva, उद्ग्रीव, udgrīvā, उद्ग्रीवा): defined in 2 categories.
Vivrita (vivrta, vivṛta, विवृत, vivṛtā, विवृता): defined in 10 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण, aruṇā, अरुणा): defined in 17 categories.
Aru (अरु): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kuhara (कुहर): defined in 12 categories.
Trishna (trsna, tṛṣṇā, तृष्णा): defined in 11 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल): defined in 25 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष, pakṣā, पक्षा): defined in 19 categories.
Asambhava (असम्भव): defined in 10 categories.
Vepamana (vepamāna, वेपमान): defined in 2 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “udgrīvā vivṛtāruṇāsyakuharāstṛṣṇācalattālavaḥ”
- udgrīvā* -
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udgrīva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]udgrīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vivṛtā -
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vivṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vivṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vivṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aruṇā -
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aruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aruṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]aru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kuharās -
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kuhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tṛṣṇā -
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tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- acalat -
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√cal (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- tāla -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “pakṣāsaṃbhavavepamānatanavaḥ proḍḍīya kiṃcid bhuvaḥ”
- pakṣā -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- asambhava -
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asambhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asambhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vepamāna -
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√vip -> vepamāna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vip class 1 verb]√vip -> vepamāna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vip class 1 verb]
- tanavaḥ -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uḍ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ḍīya -
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√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]√ḍī -> ḍīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ḍī]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 6791 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.