Sanskrit quote nr. 6945 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्नम्य दूरं मुहुरानमन्त्यः ।
कान्ताः श्लथीभूतनितम्बजाड्याः ॥unnamya dūraṃ muhurānamantyaḥ |
kāntāḥ ślathībhūtanitambajāḍyāḥ ||
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.
Duram (dūram, दूरम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Anti (antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Antya (अन्त्य): defined in 8 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त, kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “unnamya dūraṃ muhurānamantyaḥ”
- unnamya -
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unnamya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dūram -
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dūram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- antyaḥ -
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antī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]antya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntāḥ ślathībhūtanitambajāḍyāḥ”
- kāntāḥ -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse ślathībhūtanitambajāḍyāḥ
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 6945 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.