Sanskrit quote nr. 6916 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्वाहारोपितार्द्रक्षतनिजपदयोः संगतामिन्दुमौला- ।
वानम्रे यां सुधांशोर्व्यधित किल कलां तूर्णमेवान्नपूर्णाम् ॥udvāhāropitārdrakṣatanijapadayoḥ saṃgatāmindumaulā- |
vānamre yāṃ sudhāṃśorvyadhita kila kalāṃ tūrṇamevānnapūrṇām ||
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.
Udvaha (udvāha, उद्वाह): defined in 7 categories.
Aropita (āropita, आरोपित, āropitā, आरोपिता): defined in 6 categories.
Ardra (ārdra, आर्द्र): defined in 17 categories.
Kshata (ksata, kṣata, क्षत): defined in 10 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Maula (maulā, मौला): defined in 6 categories.
Vana (vāna, वान): defined in 20 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Sudhamshu (sudhamsu, sudhāṃśu, सुधांशु): defined in 8 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Turnam (tūrṇam, तूर्णम्): defined in 1 categories.
Turna (tūrṇa, तूर्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Apurna (apūrṇā, अपूर्णा): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
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: “udvāhāropitārdrakṣatanijapadayoḥ saṃgatāmindumaulā-”
- udvāhā -
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udvāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āropitā -
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āropita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āropita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āropitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārdra -
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ārdra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārdra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣata -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padayoḥ -
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pada (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- saṅgatām -
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saṅgatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- indu -
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indu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- maulā -
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maulā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vānamre yāṃ sudhāṃśorvyadhita kila kalāṃ tūrṇamevānnapūrṇām”
- vānam -
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vāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√u -> vāna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 2 verb], [accusative single from √u class 5 verb]√u -> vāna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb], [nominative single from √u class 2 verb], [accusative single from √u class 2 verb], [nominative single from √u class 5 verb], [accusative single from √u class 5 verb]
- re -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[dative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]ra (noun, masculine)[locative single]ra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yām -
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yā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sudhāṃśor -
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sudhāṃśu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhita -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle third single]
- kila -
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kila (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kalām -
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kalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tūrṇam -
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tūrṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
- evānn -
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eva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- apūrṇām -
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apūrṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 6916 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.