Sanskrit quote nr. 6922 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उद्वेगं जनयन्ति संचितवृषव्याप्ताजिरोपान्तकाः ।
प्रातः शीर्णकुटीरपुञ्जतलताशिम्बीतुषारावि लाः ॥

udvegaṃ janayanti saṃcitavṛṣavyāptājiropāntakāḥ |
prātaḥ śīrṇakuṭīrapuñjatalatāśimbītuṣārāvi lāḥ ||

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.

Udvega (उद्वेग): defined in 8 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sancita (sañcita, सञ्चित): defined in 11 categories.
Vrisha (vrsa, vṛṣa, वृष): defined in 14 categories.
Vrishan (vrsan, vṛṣan, वृषन्): defined in 2 categories.
Vyapta (vyāpta, व्याप्त, vyāptā, व्याप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Ajira (अजिर, ajirā, अजिरा): defined in 5 categories.
Upanta (upānta, उपान्त): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Prata (prāta, प्रात): defined in 7 categories.
Shirna (sirna, śīrṇa, शीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Kutira (kuṭīra, कुटीर): defined in 5 categories.
Punja (puñja, पुञ्ज): defined in 10 categories.
Shimbi (simbi, śimbi, शिम्बि, śimbī, शिम्बी): defined in 4 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Lo (लो): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “udvegaṃ janayanti saṃcitavṛṣavyāptājiropāntakāḥ
  • udvegam -
  • udvega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udvega (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udvegā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janayanti -
  • jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • sañcita -
  • sañcita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañcita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛṣa -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vyāptā -
  • vyāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajiro -
  • ajira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upānta -
  • upānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prātaḥ śīrṇakuṭīrapuñjatalatāśimbītuṣārāvi lāḥ
  • prātaḥ -
  • prāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • śīrṇa -
  • śīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
  • kuṭīra -
  • kuṭīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṭīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puñja -
  • puñja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • talatā -
  • tal -> talat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tal class 1 verb]
    tal -> talat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tal class 1 verb]
  • śimbī -
  • śimbī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śimbi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tuṣārāvi -
  • lāḥ -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    las (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

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 6922 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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