Sanskrit quote nr. 6315 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चात् प्रदेशादवतीर्य निम्नं ।
यो याति वामोऽथ सुखप्रदोऽसौ ॥uccāt pradeśādavatīrya nimnaṃ |
yo yāti vāmo'tha sukhaprado'sau ||
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.
Pradesha (pradesa, pradeśa, प्रदेश): defined in 16 categories.
Nimna (निम्न): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 15 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Sukhaprada (सुखप्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Jain philosophy, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “uccāt pradeśādavatīrya nimnaṃ”
- uccāt -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- pradeśād -
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pradeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avatīrya -
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√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avatṝ]√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avatṝ]√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avatṝ]
- nimnam -
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nimna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nimna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nimnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yo yāti vāmo'tha sukhaprado'sau”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vāmo' -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 2)[present active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sukhaprado' -
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sukhaprada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative 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 6315 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.