Sanskrit quote nr. 7257 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उल्लसितशीतदीधिति- ।
कलोपकण्ठे स्फुरन्ति तारौघाः ॥ullasitaśītadīdhiti- |
kalopakaṇṭhe sphuranti tāraughāḥ ||
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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.
Ullasita (उल्लसित): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Upakantha (upakaṇṭha, उपकण्ठ, upakaṇṭhā, उपकण्ठा): defined in 7 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sphuranti (sphurantī, स्फुरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार, tārā, तारा): defined in 26 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “ullasitaśītadīdhiti-”
- ullasita -
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ullasita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ullasita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śītadīdhiti -
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śītadīdhiti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “kalopakaṇṭhe sphuranti tāraughāḥ”
- kalo -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- upakaṇṭhe -
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upakaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]upakaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upakaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sphuranti -
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sphurat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- tārau -
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tāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aughāḥ -
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augha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 7257 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.