Sanskrit quote nr. 6808 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दामाम्बुदवर्ध मानशिखिनीकेकातिरेकाकुले ।
संप्राप्यं सलिलं स्थलेष्वपि सदा निस्तर्षवर्षागमे ॥uddāmāmbudavardha mānaśikhinīkekātirekākule |
saṃprāpyaṃ salilaṃ sthaleṣvapi sadā nistarṣavarṣāgame ||
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, uddāmā, उद्दामा): defined in 10 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Vardha (वर्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Shikhini (sikhini, śikhinī, शिखिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Keka (kekā, केका): defined in 8 categories.
Atireka (अतिरेक): defined in 6 categories.
Akula (अकुल, akulā, अकुला): defined in 8 categories.
Samprapya (samprāpya, सम्प्राप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Sthala (स्थल): defined in 12 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Tarsha (tarsa, tarṣa, तर्ष): defined in 5 categories.
Varshagama (varsagama, varṣāgama, वर्षागम): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “uddāmāmbudavardha mānaśikhinīkekātirekākule”
- uddāmā -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uddāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ambuda -
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ambuda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vardha -
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vardha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vardha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- māna -
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māna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]√mān (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śikhinī -
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śikhinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śikhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kekā -
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kekā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- atirekā -
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atireka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akule -
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akula (noun, masculine)[locative single]akula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “saṃprāpyaṃ salilaṃ sthaleṣvapi sadā nistarṣavarṣāgame”
- samprāpyam -
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samprāpya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samprāpya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samprāpyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- salilam -
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salila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]salila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]salilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sthaleṣva -
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sthala (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sthala (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nis -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tarṣa -
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tarṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṣāgame -
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varṣāgama (noun, masculine)[locative 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 6808 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.