Sanskrit quote nr. 7235 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उरोभुवि न तुङ्गिमा न च गतागते चङ्गिमा ।
न वा वचसि वक्रिमा तरलिमा न तादृग् भ्रुवोः ॥urobhuvi na tuṅgimā na ca gatāgate caṅgimā |
na vā vacasi vakrimā taralimā na tādṛg bhruvoḥ ||
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.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tungiman (tuṅgiman, तुङ्गिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Gatagata (gatāgata, गतागत, gatāgatā, गतागता): defined in 9 categories.
Gatagati (gatāgati, गतागति): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vakrima (vakrimā, वक्रिमा): defined in 2 categories.
Vakriman (वक्रिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Tadrik (tadrk, tādṛk, तादृक्): defined in 1 categories.
Tadrish (tadrs, tādṛś, तादृश्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 13 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “urobhuvi na tuṅgimā na ca gatāgate caṅgimā”
- uro -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tuṅgimā -
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tuṅgiman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gatāgate -
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gatāgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]gatāgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gatāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gatāgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse caṅgimā
- Line 2: “na vā vacasi vakrimā taralimā na tādṛg bhruvoḥ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- vacasi -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[locative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vakrimā -
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vakrimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vakriman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tara -
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tara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lim -
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li (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tādṛg -
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tādṛk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tādṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhruvoḥ -
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bhrū (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
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 7235 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.