Sanskrit quote nr. 6819 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्धतैरिव परस्परस गाद् ।
ईरितान्युभयतः कुचकुम्भैः ॥uddhatairiva parasparasa gād |
īritānyubhayataḥ kucakumbhaiḥ ||
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.
Uddhata (उद्धत): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Paraspara (परस्पर): defined in 7 categories.
Irita (īrita, ईरित): defined in 3 categories.
Kucakumbha (कुचकुम्भ): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “uddhatairiva parasparasa gād”
- uddhatair -
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uddhata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uddhata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- paraspara -
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paraspara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paraspara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse gād
- Line 2: “īritānyubhayataḥ kucakumbhaiḥ”
- īritānyu -
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īrita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√īr -> īrita (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √īr], [vocative plural from √īr], [accusative plural from √īr]
- ubhayataḥ -
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ubhayataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kucakumbhaiḥ -
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kucakumbha (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 6819 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.