Sanskrit quote nr. 7294 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊरुद्वन्द्वमनिन्दितं प्रथयता श्रोणीं समातन्वता ।
रोमालीं सृजता समागमयता नाभिं गभीरश्रिया ॥ūrudvandvamaninditaṃ prathayatā śroṇīṃ samātanvatā |
romālīṃ sṛjatā samāgamayatā nābhiṃ gabhīraśriyā ||
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.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Anindita (अनिन्दित): defined in 9 categories.
Prathayat (प्रथयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shroni (sroni, śroṇī, श्रोणी): defined in 8 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Tanvat (तन्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Romali (romālī, रोमाली): defined in 2 categories.
Samagama (samāgama, समागम): defined in 11 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Gabhira (gabhīra, गभीर): defined in 3 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kavya (poetry), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Gitashastra (science of music), 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: “ūrudvandvamaninditaṃ prathayatā śroṇīṃ samātanvatā”
- ūru -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dvandvam -
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dvandva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvandva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aninditam -
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anindita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anindita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aninditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prathayatā -
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prathayat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prathayat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]prathayatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√prath -> prathayat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √prath]√prath -> prathayat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √prath]
- śroṇīm -
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śroṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tanvatā -
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√tan -> tanvat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tanvat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √tan class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “romālīṃ sṛjatā samāgamayatā nābhiṃ gabhīraśriyā”
- romālīm -
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romālī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sṛjatā -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- samāgama -
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samāgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatā* -
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yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yam class 1 verb]
- nābhim -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]nābhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gabhīra -
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gabhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gabhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śriyā -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 7294 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.