Sanskrit quote nr. 6921 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्वृत्तस्तनभारभ गुरमुरो नोत्कञ्चुकं कारिता ।
संयोगस्तु यथा तथेति सकला नीवी न विस्रंसिता ॥udvṛttastanabhārabha guramuro notkañcukaṃ kāritā |
saṃyogastu yathā tatheti sakalā nīvī na visraṃsitā ||
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.
Udvritta (udvrtta, udvṛtta, उद्वृत्त): defined in 4 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Utkancuka (utkañcuka, उत्कञ्चुक): defined in 1 categories.
Karita (kāritā, कारिता): defined in 7 categories.
Samyoga (saṃyoga, संयोग): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Nivi (nīvi, नीवि, nīvī, नीवी): defined in 6 categories.
Visramsita (visraṃsitā, विस्रंसिता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “udvṛttastanabhārabha guramuro notkañcukaṃ kāritā”
- udvṛttas -
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udvṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana -
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tana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gur -
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gu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active third plural]
- amuro* -
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√mur (verb class 6)[imperfect active second single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- utkañcukam -
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utkañcuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]utkañcuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]utkañcukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāritā -
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kāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ]
- Line 2: “saṃyogastu yathā tatheti sakalā nīvī na visraṃsitā”
- saṃyogas -
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saṃyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tathe -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sakalā* -
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sakala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sakalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nīvī -
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nīvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nīvi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- visraṃsitā -
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visraṃsitā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 6921 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.