Sanskrit quote nr. 6833 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्बद्धेभ्यः सुदूरं घनरजनितमःपूरितेषु द्रुमेषु ।
प्रोद्ग्रीवं पश्य पादद्वितयधृतभुवः श्रेणयः फेरवाणाम् ॥udbaddhebhyaḥ sudūraṃ ghanarajanitamaḥpūriteṣu drumeṣu |
prodgrīvaṃ paśya pādadvitayadhṛtabhuvaḥ śreṇayaḥ pheravāṇām ||
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.
Udbaddha (उद्बद्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Sudura (sudūra, सुदूर): defined in 3 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Rajani (rajanī, रजनी): defined in 13 categories.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Purita (pūrita, पूरित): defined in 9 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Udgriva (udgrīva, उद्ग्रीव): defined in 2 categories.
Pashya (pasya, paśya, पश्य): defined in 5 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Dvitaya (द्वितय): defined in 2 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत): defined in 9 categories.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि): defined in 9 categories.
Pherava (फेरव, pheravā, फेरवा): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “udbaddhebhyaḥ sudūraṃ ghanarajanitamaḥpūriteṣu drumeṣu”
- udbaddhebhyaḥ -
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udbaddha (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]udbaddha (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- sudūram -
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sudūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sudūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sudūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rajani -
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rajani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rajanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tamaḥ -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pūriteṣu -
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pūrita (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pūrita (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √pṝ]
- drumeṣu -
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druma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “prodgrīvaṃ paśya pādadvitayadhṛtabhuvaḥ śreṇayaḥ pheravāṇām”
- pro -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udgrīvam -
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udgrīva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udgrīva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udgrīvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvitaya -
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dvitaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvitaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhṛta -
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dhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvaḥ -
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bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- śreṇayaḥ -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pheravāṇām -
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pherava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pherava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]pheravā (noun, feminine)[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 6833 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.