Sanskrit quote nr. 7122 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपर्यंशुमतः सिद्धाश् चरन्तो यस्य सानुषु ।
छत्राण्यातपसंत्रासाद् अवाचीनानि बिभ्रति ॥uparyaṃśumataḥ siddhāś caranto yasya sānuṣu |
chatrāṇyātapasaṃtrāsād avācīnāni bibhrati ||
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.
Amshumat (amsumat, aṃśumat, अंशुमत्): defined in 3 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध, siddhā, सिद्धा): defined in 23 categories.
Caranta (चरन्त): defined in 6 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sanu (sānu, सानु): defined in 8 categories.
Chad (छद्): defined in 4 categories.
Ranya (rāṇya, राण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Avacina (avācīna, अवाचीन): defined in 4 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): 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, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “uparyaṃśumataḥ siddhāś caranto yasya sānuṣu”
- uparya -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṃśumataḥ -
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aṃśumat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]aṃśumat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- siddhāś -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- caranto* -
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caranta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sānuṣu -
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sānu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- Line 2: “chatrāṇyātapasaṃtrāsād avācīnāni bibhrati”
- chat -
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chad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]chad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rāṇyāt -
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√raṇ -> rāṇya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ class 4 verb]√raṇ -> rāṇya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √raṇ class 4 verb]√ran -> rāṇya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √ran class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ran class 4 verb]√ran -> rāṇya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √ran class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ran class 4 verb]
- apasan -
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√pas (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- trāsād -
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trāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avācīnāni -
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avācīna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bibhrati -
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bibhrat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]√bhṛ (verb class 3)[present active third plural]
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 7122 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.