Sanskrit quote nr. 6867 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यद्बाला कुरश्रीर्दिशि दिशि दशनैरेभिराशागजानां ।
रोहन्मूला सुगौरैरुरगपतिफणैरत्र पातालकुक्षौ ॥udyadbālā kuraśrīrdiśi diśi daśanairebhirāśāgajānāṃ |
rohanmūlā sugaurairuragapatiphaṇairatra pātālakukṣau ||
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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.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bālā, बाला): defined in 30 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ashagaja (asagaja, āśāgaja, आशागज): defined in 3 categories.
Rohat (रोहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Mula (mūlā, मूला): defined in 27 categories.
Sugo (सुगो): defined in 2 categories.
Uraga (उरग): defined in 8 categories.
Pat (पत्): defined in 3 categories.
Phana (phaṇa, फण): defined in 9 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Patala (pātāla, पाताल): defined in 25 categories.
Kukshi (kuksi, kukṣi, कुक्षि): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhist philosophy, 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: “udyadbālā kuraśrīrdiśi diśi daśanairebhirāśāgajānāṃ”
- udyad -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[compound]udyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bālā -
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bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kura -
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√kur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- daśanair -
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daśana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]daśana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ebhir -
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e (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āśāgajānām -
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āśāgaja (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “rohanmūlā sugaurairuragapatiphaṇairatra pātālakukṣau”
- rohan -
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rohat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]rohat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ruh -> rohat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ruh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ruh class 1 verb]√ruh -> rohat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ruh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ruh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ruh class 1 verb]
- mūlā -
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mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sugaur -
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sugo (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- air -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- uraga -
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uraga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pati -
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pati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- phaṇair -
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phaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]phaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pātāla -
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pātāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pātāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kukṣau -
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kukṣi (noun, feminine)[locative single]kukṣi (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 6867 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.