Sanskrit quote nr. 6798 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दामज्वलदंशुमालिकिरणव्यर्थातिरेकादिव ।
च्छायाः संप्रति यान्ति पिण्डपदवीं मूलेषु भूमीरुहाम् ॥uddāmajvaladaṃśumālikiraṇavyarthātirekādiva |
cchāyāḥ saṃprati yānti piṇḍapadavīṃ mūleṣu bhūmīruhām ||
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.
Uddama (uddāma, उद्दाम): defined in 10 categories.
Jvalat (ज्वलत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण): defined in 10 categories.
Vyartha (व्यर्थ): defined in 7 categories.
Ira (irā, इरा): defined in 9 categories.
Kat (kāt, कात्): defined in 3 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Pindapada (piṇḍapada, पिण्डपद): defined in 4 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Bhumiruh (bhūmīruh, भूमीरुह्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, 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: “uddāmajvaladaṃśumālikiraṇavyarthātirekādiva”
- uddāma -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jvalad -
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jvalat (noun, masculine)[compound]jvalat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jval class 1 verb]
- aṃśumāli -
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aṃśumālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kiraṇa -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyarthāt -
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vyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ire -
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irā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ir (verb class 6)[present middle first single]
- kād -
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kāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]kās (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “cchāyāḥ saṃprati yānti piṇḍapadavīṃ mūleṣu bhūmīruhām”
- Cannot analyse cchāyāḥ*sa
- samprati -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- piṇḍapada -
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piṇḍapada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vī -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mūleṣu -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative plural]mūla (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- bhūmīruhām -
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bhūmīruh (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
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 6798 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.