Sanskrit quote nr. 7224 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उरसि निपतितानां स्रस्तधम्मिल्लकानां ।
मुकुलितनयनानां किंचिदुन्मीलितानाम् ॥urasi nipatitānāṃ srastadhammillakānāṃ |
mukulitanayanānāṃ kiṃcidunmīlitānām ||
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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.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Nipatita (निपतित, nipatitā, निपतिता): defined in 6 categories.
Dhammilla (धम्मिल्ल): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Mukulitanayana (मुकुलितनयन, mukulitanayanā, मुकुलितनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Unmilita (unmīlita, उन्मीलित, unmīlitā, उन्मीलिता): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Pali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), 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: “urasi nipatitānāṃ srastadhammillakānāṃ”
- urasi -
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uras (noun, masculine)[locative single]uras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nipatitānām -
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nipatita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nipatita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nipatitā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- srasta -
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srasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]srasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sras -> srasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sras class 1 verb]√sras -> srasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sras class 1 verb]
- dhammilla -
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dhammilla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kānām -
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ka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “mukulitanayanānāṃ kiṃcidunmīlitānām”
- mukulitanayanānām -
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mukulitanayana (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mukulitanayana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mukulitanayanā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- unmīlitānām -
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unmīlita (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]unmīlita (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]unmīlitā (noun, feminine)[genitive 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 7224 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.