Sanskrit quote nr. 7275 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उषापतिमुखाम्भोजे नरीनर्ति सरस्वती ।
ऋतुराजकवेरेव गायन्ती गुणगौरवम् ॥uṣāpatimukhāmbhoje narīnarti sarasvatī |
ṛturājakavereva gāyantī guṇagauravam ||
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.
Ushapati (usapati, uṣāpati, उषापति): defined in 2 categories.
Ukha (ukhā, उखा): defined in 4 categories.
Bhoj (भोज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhoja (भोज, bhojā, भोजा): defined in 14 categories.
Nari (narī, नरी): defined in 15 categories.
Nartin (नर्तिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvat (सरस्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sarasvati (sarasvatī, सरस्वती): defined in 21 categories.
Rituraja (rturaja, ṛturāja, ऋतुराज): defined in 1 categories.
Kavi (कवि): defined in 15 categories.
Reva (रेव): defined in 6 categories.
Gayanti (gāyantī, गायन्ती): defined in 2 categories.
Gayat (gāyat, गायत्): defined in 3 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “uṣāpatimukhāmbhoje narīnarti sarasvatī”
- uṣāpatim -
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uṣāpati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ukhām -
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ukhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhoje -
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bhoj (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhoj (noun, neuter)[dative single]bhoja (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhoja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhojā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- narī -
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narī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- narti -
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nartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarasvatī -
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sarasvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sarasvat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “ṛturājakavereva gāyantī guṇagauravam”
- ṛturāja -
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ṛturāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaver -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kavi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√kav (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- reva -
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reva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]reva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gāyantī -
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gāyantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]gāyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- guṇa -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gauravam -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gauravā (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 7275 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.