Sanskrit quote nr. 7117 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपरि मिहिरः क्रूरः क्रूरास् तलेऽचलभूमयो ।
वहति पवनः पांशूत्कर्षी कृशः सरसो रसः ॥upari mihiraḥ krūraḥ krūrās tale'calabhūmayo |
vahati pavanaḥ pāṃśūtkarṣī kṛśaḥ saraso rasaḥ ||
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.
Mihira (मिहिर): defined in 5 categories.
Krura (krūra, क्रूर, krūrā, क्रूरा): defined in 13 categories.
Tala (तल, talā, तला): defined in 25 categories.
Acala (अचल): defined in 20 categories.
Bhuma (bhūma, भूम): defined in 8 categories.
Bhuman (bhūman, भूमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Yu (यु): defined in 6 categories.
Vahat (वहत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vahati (vahatī, वहती): defined in 3 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Amshu (amsu, aṃśu, अंशु): defined in 10 categories.
Utkarshin (utkarsin, utkarṣin, उत्कर्षिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasa (सरस): defined in 16 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 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, Prakrit, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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 mihiraḥ krūraḥ krūrās tale'calabhūmayo”
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mihiraḥ -
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mihira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krūraḥ -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- krūrās -
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krūra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]krūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tale' -
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tala (noun, masculine)[locative single]tala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]talā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tal (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- acala -
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acala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūma -
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bhūma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūman (noun, masculine)[compound]bhūman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active first plural]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vahati pavanaḥ pāṃśūtkarṣī kṛśaḥ saraso rasaḥ”
- vahati -
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vahati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vahatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vahat (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vah class 1 verb]√vah (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- pavanaḥ -
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pavana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pā -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṃśū -
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aṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- utkarṣī -
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utkarṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛśaḥ -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saraso* -
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saras (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sarasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rasaḥ -
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rasa (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 7117 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.