Sanskrit quote nr. 7216 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उमारूपेण यूयं ते संयमस्तिमितं मनः ।
शंभोर्यतध्वमाक्रष्टुम् अयस्कान्तेन लोहवत् ॥umārūpeṇa yūyaṃ te saṃyamastimitaṃ manaḥ |
śaṃbhoryatadhvamākraṣṭum ayaskāntena lohavat ||
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.
Uma (उम, umā, उमा): defined in 19 categories.
Arupa (arūpa, अरूप): defined in 10 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Samyama (saṃyama, संयम): defined in 15 categories.
Timita (तिमित): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Ayaskanta (ayaskānta, अयस्कान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Lohavat (लोहवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “umārūpeṇa yūyaṃ te saṃyamastimitaṃ manaḥ”
- umā -
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uma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]umā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first plural]
- arūpeṇa -
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arūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]arūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yūyam -
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√yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- saṃyamas -
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saṃyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- timitam -
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timita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]timita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]timitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manaḥ -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śaṃbhoryatadhvamākraṣṭum ayaskāntena lohavat”
- śambhor -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yatadhvam -
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√yat (verb class 1)[imperative middle second plural]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kraṣṭum -
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√kṛṣ -> kraṣṭum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛṣ]√kṛṣ -> kraṣṭum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛṣ]
- ayaskāntena -
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ayaskānta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- lohavat -
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lohavat (noun, masculine)[compound]lohavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative 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 7216 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.