Sanskrit quote nr. 6806 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दामभ्रमिवेगविस्तृतजटावल्लीप्रणालीपतत्- ।
स्वर्ग गाजलदण्डिकावलयितं निर्माय तत् पञ्जरम् ॥uddāmabhramivegavistṛtajaṭāvallīpraṇālīpatat- |
svarga gājaladaṇḍikāvalayitaṃ nirmāya tat pañjaram ||
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.
Bhramin (भ्रमिन्): defined in 4 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Vistrita (vistrta, vistṛta, विस्तृत): defined in 6 categories.
Jatavalli (jaṭāvallī, जटावल्ली): defined in 2 categories.
Pranali (praṇālī, प्रणाली): defined in 4 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Gaja (gāja, गाज): defined in 19 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Dandika (daṇḍikā, दण्डिका): defined in 7 categories.
Valayita (वलयित): defined in 4 categories.
Nirmaya (nirmāya, निर्माय): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Panjara (pañjara, पञ्जर): defined in 13 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “uddāmabhramivegavistṛtajaṭāvallīpraṇālīpatat-”
- uddāma -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhrami -
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bhrami (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhrami (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhrami (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhramin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhramin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vega -
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vega (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vistṛta -
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vistṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vistṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaṭāvallī -
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jaṭāvallī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- praṇālī -
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praṇālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- patat -
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patat (noun, masculine)[compound]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “svarga gājaladaṇḍikāvalayitaṃ nirmāya tat pañjaram”
- svarga -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svarga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāja -
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gāja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍikā -
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daṇḍikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- valayitam -
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valayita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]valayita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]valayitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nirmāya -
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nirmāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirmāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pañjaram -
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pañjara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañjara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 6806 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.