Sanskrit quote nr. 6313 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चः सत्फलदो यथायमहमप्येतादृगेतावता ।
स्पर्धां मन्द मदोद्धतः स्वजनकेनार्केण मा मा कृथाः ॥uccaḥ satphalado yathāyamahamapyetādṛgetāvatā |
spardhāṃ manda madoddhataḥ svajanakenārkeṇa mā mā kṛthāḥ ||
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.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Satphala (सत्फल): defined in 4 categories.
Da (द, dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Yama (यम): defined in 27 categories.
Ham (हम्): defined in 7 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Etadrish (etadrs, etādṛś, एतादृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Etavat (etāvat, एतावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Etavata (etāvatā, एतावता): defined in 2 categories.
Spardha (spardhā, स्पर्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Manda (मन्द): defined in 22 categories.
Madoddhata (मदोद्धत): defined in 5 categories.
Svajana (स्वजन): defined in 9 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Arka (अर्क): defined in 22 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “uccaḥ satphalado yathāyamahamapyetādṛgetāvatā”
- uccaḥ -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- satphala -
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satphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]satphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- do* -
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da (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yama -
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yama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- apye -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apya (noun, masculine)[locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- etādṛg -
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etādṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etādṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- etāvatā -
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etāvat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]etāvat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]etāvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “spardhāṃ manda madoddhataḥ svajanakenārkeṇa mā mā kṛthāḥ”
- spardhām -
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spardhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- manda -
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manda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madoddhataḥ -
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madoddhata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svajana -
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svajana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- arkeṇa -
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arka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]arka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- kṛthāḥ -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle second single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle second 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 6313 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.