Sanskrit quote nr. 7214 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उमा तिलकताले तु द्रुतौ लघुगुरू स्मृतौ ।
चाराख्यस्त्वडतालः स्याद् विद्वद्भिस् तेन गीयते ॥umā tilakatāle tu drutau laghugurū smṛtau |
cārākhyastvaḍatālaḥ syād vidvadbhis tena gīyate ||
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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.
Uma (umā, उमा): defined in 19 categories.
Tilaka (तिलक): defined in 17 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल, tālā, ताला): defined in 25 categories.
Tali (tāli, तालि): defined in 10 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Druta (द्रुत): defined in 12 categories.
Druti (द्रुति): defined in 6 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Smriti (smrti, smṛti, स्मृति): defined in 20 categories.
Cara (cāra, चार): defined in 18 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “umā tilakatāle tu drutau laghugurū smṛtau”
- umā -
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umā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tilaka -
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tilaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāle -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tāli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- drutau -
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druta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]druti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- laghu -
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laghu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]laghu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]laghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]laghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gurū -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- smṛtau -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]smṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “cārākhyastvaḍatālaḥ syād vidvadbhis tena gīyate”
- cārā -
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cāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akhyas -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[aorist active second single]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḍatā -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- alaḥ -
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alas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- vidvadbhis -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vidvas (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- gīyate -
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√gā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√gā (verb class 3)[present passive third 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 7214 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.