Sanskrit quote nr. 7217 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उभे एव क्षमे वोढुम् उभयोर्बीजमाहितम् ।
सा वा शंभोस् तदीया वा मूर्तिर्जलमयी मम ॥ubhe eva kṣame voḍhum ubhayorbījamāhitam |
sā vā śaṃbhos tadīyā vā mūrtirjalamayī mama ||
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.
Ubha (उभ, ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Ksham (ksam, kṣam, क्षम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣama, क्षम, kṣamā, क्षमा): defined in 14 categories.
Vodhu (voḍhu, वोढु): defined in 3 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Ahita (āhita, आहित): defined in 8 categories.
Va (vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Tadiya (tadīya, तदीय, tadīyā, तदीया): defined in 5 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Murti (mūrti, मूर्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Gitashastra (science of music), India history, Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “ubhe eva kṣame voḍhum ubhayorbījamāhitam”
- ubhe -
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ubha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣame -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[dative single]kṣama (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√kṣam (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- voḍhum -
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√vah -> voḍhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √vah]voḍhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ubhayor -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubha (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ubhā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āhitam -
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āhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sā vā śaṃbhos tadīyā vā mūrtirjalamayī mama”
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śambhos -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tadīyā* -
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tadīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tadīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mūrtir -
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mūrti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jalamayī -
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jalamayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second 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 7217 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.