Sanskrit quote nr. 6809 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्दामार्कमरीचिमूर्छितदृशां येनाध्वगानामयं ।
वेलालम्बनजागरूकमनसामारम्भि कर्णज्वरः ॥uddāmārkamarīcimūrchitadṛśāṃ yenādhvagānāmayaṃ |
velālambanajāgarūkamanasāmārambhi karṇajvaraḥ ||
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.
Arka (ārka, आर्क): defined in 22 categories.
Marici (marīci, मरीचि): defined in 16 categories.
Chita (छित): defined in 3 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśā, दृशा): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhvaga (अध्वग, adhvagā, अध्वगा): defined in 3 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vela (वेल, velā, वेला): defined in 14 categories.
Alambana (ālambana, आलम्बन): defined in 11 categories.
Jagaruka (jāgarūka, जागरूक): defined in 4 categories.
Karnajvara (karṇajvara, कर्णज्वर): defined in 1 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), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “uddāmārkamarīcimūrchitadṛśāṃ yenādhvagānāmayaṃ”
- uddāmā -
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uddāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uddāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uddāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārka -
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ārka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- marīcim -
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marīci (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ūr -
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- chita -
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chita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]chita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛśām -
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dṛśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]dṛś (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- yenā -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adhvagānām -
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adhvaga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]adhvaga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]adhvagā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “velālambanajāgarūkamanasāmārambhi karṇajvaraḥ”
- velā -
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vela (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vela (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]velā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vel (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ālambana -
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ālambana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāgarūkam -
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jāgarūka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāgarūka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jāgarūkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anasāmā -
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√nas (verb class 1)[imperfect active first plural]
- arambhi -
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√rabh (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]
- karṇajvaraḥ -
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karṇajvara (noun, masculine)[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 6809 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.