Sanskrit quote nr. 7305 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति यं त्यक्त्वा यं गृहीत्वा पतन्त्यधः ।
तस्य गौरवमर्थस्य तावतैवानुमीयताम् ॥ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti yaṃ tyaktvā yaṃ gṛhītvā patantyadhaḥ |
tasya gauravamarthasya tāvataivānumīyatām ||
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.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Patanti (patantī, पतन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Gaurava (गौरव): defined in 10 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Tavata (tāvatā, तावता): defined in 3 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti yaṃ tyaktvā yaṃ gṛhītvā patantyadhaḥ”
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tyaktvā -
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√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √tyaj]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gṛhītvā -
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gṛhītvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]
- patantya -
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patantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]patat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tasya gauravamarthasya tāvataivānumīyatām”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- gauravam -
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gaurava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaurava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gauravā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- arthasya -
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artha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]artha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tāvatai -
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tāvatā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tāvat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- evān -
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eva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- um -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īyatām -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative passive third 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 7305 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.