Sanskrit quote nr. 7309 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

ऊर्ध्वं प्राणा ह्युत्क्रामन्ति यूनः स्थविर आयति ।
प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादाभ्यां पुनस् तान् प्रतिपद्यते ॥

ūrdhvaṃ prāṇā hyutkrāmanti yūnaḥ sthavira āyati |
pratyutthānābhivādābhyāṃ punas tān pratipadyate ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 11 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Sthavira (स्थविर): defined in 12 categories.
Ayat (āyat, आयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayati (āyatī, आयती): defined in 7 categories.
Pratyutthana (pratyutthāna, प्रत्युत्थान): defined in 3 categories.
Abhivada (abhivāda, अभिवाद): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 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, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals)

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 prāṇā hyutkrāmanti yūnaḥ sthavira āyati
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇā* -
  • Cannot analyse hyutkrāmanti*yū
  • yūnaḥ -
  • yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sthavira* -
  • sthavira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyati -
  • āyati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    āyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyutthānābhivādābhyāṃ punas tān pratipadyate
  • pratyutthānā -
  • pratyutthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhivādābhyām -
  • abhivāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • punas -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pratipadya -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 7309 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.

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