Sanskrit quote nr. 6875 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्यन्नेव जगद्विसृत्वरघनध्वान्तौघमध्वंसयः ।
पादन्यासमशेषभूधरशिरः पीठीतटेषु न्यधाः ॥udyanneva jagadvisṛtvaraghanadhvāntaughamadhvaṃsayaḥ |
pādanyāsamaśeṣabhūdharaśiraḥ pīṭhītaṭeṣu nyadhāḥ ||
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.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Visritvara (visrtvara, visṛtvara, विसृत्वर): defined in 1 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Dhvanta (dhvānta, ध्वान्त, dhvāntā, ध्वान्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Padanyasa (pādanyāsa, पादन्यास): defined in 4 categories.
Bhudhara (bhūdhara, भूधर): defined in 8 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil
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: “udyanneva jagadvisṛtvaraghanadhvāntaughamadhvaṃsayaḥ”
- udyann -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagad -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- visṛtvara -
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visṛtvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]visṛtvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvāntau -
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dhvānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhvānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhvāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- augham -
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augha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhvaṃsayaḥ -
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√dhvaṃs (verb class 0)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “pādanyāsamaśeṣabhūdharaśiraḥ pīṭhītaṭeṣu nyadhāḥ”
- pādanyāsam -
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pādanyāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- aśeṣa -
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aśeṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśeṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūdhara -
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bhūdhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūdhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiraḥ -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse pīṭhītaṭeṣu*ny
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhāḥ -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist active second 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 6875 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.