Sanskrit quote nr. 6971 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उन्मीलत्गुडपाकतन्तुलतया रज्ज्वा भ्रमीरर्जयन् ।
दानान्तःश्रुतशर्कराचलमथः स्वेनामृतान्धाः स्मरः ॥unmīlatguḍapākatantulatayā rajjvā bhramīrarjayan |
dānāntaḥśrutaśarkarācalamathaḥ svenāmṛtāndhāḥ smaraḥ ||
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.
Rajju (रज्जु): defined in 18 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Shruta (sruta, śruta, श्रुत): defined in 10 categories.
Sharkaracala (sarkaracala, śarkarācala, शर्कराचल): defined in 3 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Amritandhas (amrtandhas, amṛtāndhas, अमृतान्धस्): defined in 1 categories.
Smara (स्मर): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Kavya (poetry)
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: “unmīlatguḍapākatantulatayā rajjvā bhramīrarjayan”
- Cannot analyse unmīlatguḍapākatantulatayā*ra
- rajjvā* -
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rajju (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- bhramīr -
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bhrami (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- arjayan -
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√ṛj -> arjayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ṛj], [vocative single from √ṛj]
- Line 2: “dānāntaḥśrutaśarkarācalamathaḥ svenāmṛtāndhāḥ smaraḥ”
- dānān -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śruta -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- śarkarācalam -
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śarkarācala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- thaḥ -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svenā -
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sva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- amṛtāndhāḥ -
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amṛtāndhas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smaraḥ -
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smara (noun, masculine)[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 6971 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.