Sanskrit quote nr. 7195 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उप्ता कीर्तिलता गुणैस्तव विभो सिक्ता च दानोदकैर् ।
मेरुस्तम्भमवाप्य दिक्षु वितता प्राप्ता नभोमण्डलम् ॥uptā kīrtilatā guṇaistava vibho siktā ca dānodakair |
merustambhamavāpya dikṣu vitatā prāptā nabhomaṇḍalam ||
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.
Upta (uptā, उप्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vibhu (विभु): defined in 13 categories.
Sikta (siktā, सिक्ता): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Meru (मेरु): defined in 14 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Avapya (avāpya, अवाप्य): defined in 3 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Vitata (vitatā, वितता): defined in 13 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त, prāptā, प्राप्ता): defined in 8 categories.
Nabhomandala (nabhomaṇḍala, नभोमण्डल): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Nepali
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: “uptā kīrtilatā guṇaistava vibho siktā ca dānodakair”
- uptā -
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uptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vap -> uptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vap class 1 verb]√vap -> uptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vap class 1 verb]
- kīrti -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kīrti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- latā* -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇais -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- vibho -
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vibhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vibhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- siktā -
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siktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sic -> siktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sic class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse dānodakair
- Line 2: “merustambhamavāpya dikṣu vitatā prāptā nabhomaṇḍalam”
- merus -
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meru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]meru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bham -
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bha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]bhā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- avāpya -
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avāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dikṣu -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- vitatā -
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vitatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prāptā* -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nabhomaṇḍalam -
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nabhomaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 7195 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.