Sanskrit quote nr. 8398 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठादूर्ध्वं विनिर्याति प्राणा याञ्चाक्षरैः सह ।
ददामीत्यक्षरैर्दातुः पुनः श्रोत्राद् विशन्ति ते ॥kaṇṭhādūrdhvaṃ viniryāti prāṇā yāñcākṣaraiḥ saha |
dadāmītyakṣarairdātuḥ punaḥ śrotrād viśanti te ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण, prāṇā, प्राणा): defined in 16 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Datri (datr, dātṛ, दातृ): defined in 9 categories.
Datu (dātu, दातु): defined in 3 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Shrotra (srotra, śrotra, श्रोत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishanti (visanti, viśantī, विशन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “kaṇṭhādūrdhvaṃ viniryāti prāṇā yāñcākṣaraiḥ saha”
- kaṇṭhād -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- 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]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ryā -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- āti -
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āti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prāṇā* -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāñ -
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yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣaraiḥ -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]akṣara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “dadāmītyakṣarairdātuḥ punaḥ śrotrād viśanti te”
- dadāmī -
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√dā (verb class 1)[present active first single]√dā (verb class 3)[present active first single]√dad (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- akṣarair -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]akṣara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- dātuḥ -
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dātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]dātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dātu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śrotrād -
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śrotra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- viśanti -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 8398 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.