Sanskrit quote nr. 5762 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
तत्र पूर्वश् चतुर्वर्गो दम्भार्थमपि सेव्यते ।
उत्तरस् तु चतुर्वर्गो महात्मन्येव तिष्ठति ॥tatra pūrvaś caturvargo dambhārthamapi sevyate |
uttaras tu caturvargo mahātmanyeva tiṣṭhati ||
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.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Caturvarga (चतुर्वर्ग): defined in 5 categories.
Dambha (दम्भ): defined in 8 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sevyata (sevyatā, सेव्यता): defined in 1 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Mahatman (mahātman, महात्मन्): defined in 10 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Tishthat (tisthat, tiṣṭhat, तिष्ठत्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “tatra pūrvaś caturvargo dambhārthamapi sevyate”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pūrvaś -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- caturvargo* -
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caturvarga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dambhā -
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dambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√dambh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sevyate -
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sevyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sev (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√sīv (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “uttaras tu caturvargo mahātmanyeva tiṣṭhati”
- uttaras -
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uttara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- caturvargo* -
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caturvarga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahātmanye -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣṭhati -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active 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 5762 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.