Sanskrit quote nr. 7259 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उल्लासोऽधरपल्लवस्य तनुते पर्याप्तमस्याः स्मिते ।
विन्यासो नयनाञ्चलस्य गमयत्युत्साहवत् साहसम् ॥ullāso'dharapallavasya tanute paryāptamasyāḥ smite |
vinyāso nayanāñcalasya gamayatyutsāhavat sāhasam ||
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.
Ullasa (ullāsa, उल्लास): defined in 7 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Tanuta (tanutā, तनुता): defined in 3 categories.
Paryaptam (paryāptam, पर्याप्तम्): defined in 2 categories.
Paryapta (paryāpta, पर्याप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Smita (स्मित, smitā, स्मिता): defined in 9 categories.
Smiti (स्मिति): defined in 2 categories.
Vinyasa (vinyāsa, विन्यास): defined in 7 categories.
Nayanancala (nayanāñcala, नयनाञ्चल): defined in 1 categories.
Gamayat (गमयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Utsahavat (utsāhavat, उत्साहवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali
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: “ullāso'dharapallavasya tanute paryāptamasyāḥ smite”
- ullāso' -
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ullāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- pallavasya -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]pallava (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tanute -
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tanutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tan (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- paryāptam -
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paryāptam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paryāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paryāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paryāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- smite -
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smita (noun, masculine)[locative single]smita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]smitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]smiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [locative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √smi class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smi class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “vinyāso nayanāñcalasya gamayatyutsāhavat sāhasam”
- vinyāso* -
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vinyāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nayanāñcalasya -
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nayanāñcala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- gamayatyu -
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√gam -> gamayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √gam]√gam -> gamayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √gam], [vocative dual from √gam], [accusative dual from √gam], [locative single from √gam]√gam (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- utsāhavat -
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utsāhavat (noun, masculine)[compound]utsāhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7259 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.