Sanskrit quote nr. 6319 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चावचकरान्याय्याः पूर्वराज्ञां युधिष्ठिर ।
यथा यथा न हीयेरंस् तथा कुर्यान् महीमतिः ॥uccāvacakarānyāyyāḥ pūrvarājñāṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
yathā yathā na hīyeraṃs tathā kuryān mahīmatiḥ ||
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.
Uccavaca (uccāvaca, उच्चावच): defined in 6 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Yayin (yāyin, यायिन्): defined in 6 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Puru (pūru, पूरु): defined in 7 categories.
Arajan (arājan, अराजन्): defined in 1 categories.
Yudhishthira (yudhisthira, yudhiṣṭhira, युधिष्ठिर): defined in 8 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mahi (mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Mahin (महिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “uccāvacakarānyāyyāḥ pūrvarājñāṃ yudhiṣṭhira”
- uccāvaca -
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uccāvaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uccāvaca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karān -
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kara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yāyyā -
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yāyin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yāyin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pūrva -
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pūrva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]pūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pūrva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- arājñām -
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arājan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- yudhiṣṭhira -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yathā yathā na hīyeraṃs tathā kuryān mahīmatiḥ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīyeraṃs -
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√hā (verb class 1)[optative passive third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[optative passive third plural]√hi (verb class 5)[optative passive third plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kuryān -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- mahī -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[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 6319 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.