Sanskrit quote nr. 6307 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उचितः प्रणयो वरं विहन्तं ।
बहवः खण्डनहेतवो हि दृष्टाः ॥ucitaḥ praṇayo varaṃ vihantaṃ |
bahavaḥ khaṇḍanahetavo hi dṛṣṭāḥ ||
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.
Ucita (उचित): defined in 4 categories.
Pranaya (praṇaya, प्रणय): defined in 7 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ham (हम्): defined in 7 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Khandana (khaṇḍana, खण्डन): defined in 9 categories.
Hetu (हेतु): defined in 21 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “ucitaḥ praṇayo varaṃ vihantaṃ”
- ucitaḥ -
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ucita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]
- praṇayo* -
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praṇaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- han -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]han (noun, neuter)[adverb], [vocative single]han (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bahavaḥ khaṇḍanahetavo hi dṛṣṭāḥ”
- bahavaḥ -
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bahu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- khaṇḍana -
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khaṇḍana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaṇḍana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetavo* -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dṛṣṭāḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
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 6307 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.