Sanskrit quote nr. 7111 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपरि घनं घनरटितं ।
दूरे दयिता किमेतदापतितम् ॥upari ghanaṃ ghanaraṭitaṃ |
dūre dayitā kimetadāpatitam ||
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.
Upari (उपरि): defined in 10 categories.
Ghanam (घनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 22 categories.
Ratita (raṭita, रटित): defined in 2 categories.
Dure (dūre, दूरे): defined in 2 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर, dūrā, दूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Dayita (dayitā, दयिता): defined in 6 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), 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: “upari ghanaṃ ghanaraṭitaṃ”
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ghanam -
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ghanam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ghana -
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ghana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- raṭitam -
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raṭita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raṭita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raṭitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dūre dayitā kimetadāpatitam”
- dūre -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dayitā -
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dayitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√day (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- etadā -
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etad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]etadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apatitam -
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apatitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7111 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.