Sanskrit quote nr. 6844 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्भिन्नस्तबकावतंससुभगाः प्रे खन्मरुन्नर्तिताः ।
पुष्पोद्गीर्णपरागपांशुललसत्पत्रप्रकाण्ड त्विषः ॥udbhinnastabakāvataṃsasubhagāḥ pre khanmarunnartitāḥ |
puṣpodgīrṇaparāgapāṃśulalasatpatraprakāṇḍa tviṣaḥ ||
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.
Udbhinna (उद्भिन्न): defined in 3 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग, subhagā, सुभगा): defined in 17 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प, puṣpā, पुष्पा): defined in 16 categories.
Udgirna (udgīrṇa, उद्गीर्ण): defined in 2 categories.
Paraga (parāga, पराग): defined in 12 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Amshula (amsula, aṃśula, अंशुल): defined in 1 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Aprakanda (aprakāṇḍa, अप्रकाण्ड): defined in 2 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Nepali
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: “udbhinnastabakāvataṃsasubhagāḥ pre khanmarunnartitāḥ”
- udbhinnas -
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udbhinna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tab -
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tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- akāva -
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√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- taṃsa -
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√taṃs (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- subhagāḥ -
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subhaga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]subhagā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse khanmarunnartitāḥ
- Line 2: “puṣpodgīrṇaparāgapāṃśulalasatpatraprakāṇḍa tviṣaḥ”
- puṣpo -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- udgīrṇa -
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udgīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udgīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāga -
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parāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pā -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṃśula -
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aṃśula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lasat -
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√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
- pat -
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pat (noun, masculine)[compound]pad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aprakāṇḍa -
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aprakāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aprakāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tviṣaḥ -
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tviṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 6844 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.