Sanskrit quote nr. 7243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उर्वीङ्गुर्वीतिमुर्वीधर लघय शरैर्वैरिघैर्वीर्यगुर्वी ।
स्वर्वीथीर्वीतदर्वीकरनिकरमदैर्वीरकुर्वीति गुर्वीः ॥urvīṅgurvītimurvīdhara laghaya śarairvairighairvīryagurvī |
svarvīthīrvītadarvīkaranikaramadairvīrakurvīti gurvīḥ ||
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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.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Gha (घ): defined in 8 categories.
Vairin (वैरिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Virya (vīrya, वीर्य): defined in 15 categories.
Gurvi (gurvī, गुर्वी): defined in 2 categories.
Svarvithi (svarvīthi, स्वर्वीथि): defined in 2 categories.
Vita (vīta, वीत): defined in 9 categories.
Darvikara (darvīkara, दर्वीकर): defined in 3 categories.
Nikara (निकर): defined in 11 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Kuru (कुरु): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “urvīṅgurvītimurvīdhara laghaya śarairvairighairvīryagurvī”
- Cannot analyse urvīṅgurvītimurvīdhara*la
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gha -
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gha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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- śarair -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vairi -
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vairi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vairin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vairin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ghair -
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gha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vīrya -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vīr]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
- gurvī -
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gurvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “svarvīthīrvītadarvīkaranikaramadairvīrakurvīti gurvīḥ”
- svarvīthīr -
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svarvīthi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vīta -
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vīta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vai class 1 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vī class 2 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vī -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vī class 4 verb]√vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vyā class 1 verb]√vī (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- darvīkara -
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darvīkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikaram -
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nikara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adair -
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ada (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ada (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvī -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- īti -
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īti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- gurvīḥ -
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gurvī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 7243 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.