Sanskrit quote nr. 6868 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्यद्विद्रुमकान्तिभिः किसलयैस्ताम्रां त्विषं बिभ्रतो ।
भृ गालीविरुतैः कलैरविशदव्याहारलीलाभृतः ॥

udyadvidrumakāntibhiḥ kisalayaistāmrāṃ tviṣaṃ bibhrato |
bhṛ gālīvirutaiḥ kalairaviśadavyāhāralīlābhṛtaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Vidruma (विद्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Kanti (kānti, कान्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Tamra (tāmrā, ताम्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Galin (gālin, गालिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Gali (gāli, गालि, gālī, गाली): defined in 10 categories.
Viruta (विरुत): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 32 categories.
Avi (अवि, avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Avya (अव्य, avyā, अव्या): defined in 2 categories.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Lila (līlā, लीला): defined in 15 categories.
Abhrita (abhrta, abhṛta, अभृत): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Shaiva philosophy

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: “udyadvidrumakāntibhiḥ kisalayaistāmrāṃ tviṣaṃ bibhrato
  • udyad -
  • udyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vidruma -
  • vidruma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidruma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāntibhiḥ -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kisalayais -
  • kisalaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tāmrām -
  • tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tviṣam -
  • tviṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tviṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse bibhrato
  • Line 2: “bhṛ gālīvirutaiḥ kalairaviśadavyāhāralīlābhṛtaḥ
  • Cannot analyse bhṛ*gā
  • gālī -
  • gālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    gālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gāli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • virutaiḥ -
  • viruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kalair -
  • kala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aviśad -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • avyā -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    avya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    u -> avya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> avya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> avyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • līlā -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhṛtaḥ -
  • abhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6868 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.

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