Sanskrit quote nr. 6324 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चीयन्ते स्म वेश्मन्यशनविरहिते यत्नतः श्रोत्रियाणां ।
यत्र श्यामाकबीजान्यपि चटकवधूचञ्चुकोटिच्युतानि ॥uccīyante sma veśmanyaśanavirahite yatnataḥ śrotriyāṇāṃ |
yatra śyāmākabījānyapi caṭakavadhūcañcukoṭicyutāni ||
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.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Veshman (vesman, veśman, वेश्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Virahita (विरहित, virahitā, विरहिता): defined in 7 categories.
Yatnatah (yatnataḥ, यत्नतः): defined in 1 categories.
Shrotriya (srotriya, śrotriya, श्रोत्रिय, śrotriyā, श्रोत्रिया): defined in 8 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Shyamaka (syamaka, śyāmāka, श्यामाक): defined in 9 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Cataka (caṭaka, चटक): defined in 13 categories.
Vadhu (वधु): defined in 9 categories.
Cancu (cañcu, चञ्चु, cañcū, चञ्चू): defined in 9 categories.
Koti (koṭī, कोटी): defined in 16 categories.
Cyuta (च्युत): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Kavya (poetry), Hindi, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism
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: “uccīyante sma veśmanyaśanavirahite yatnataḥ śrotriyāṇāṃ”
- Cannot analyse uccīyante*sm
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- veśmanya -
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veśman (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- aśana -
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aśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- virahite -
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virahita (noun, masculine)[locative single]virahita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]virahitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yatnataḥ -
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yatnataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śrotriyāṇām -
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śrotriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śrotriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śrotriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “yatra śyāmākabījānyapi caṭakavadhūcañcukoṭicyutāni”
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śyāmāka -
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śyāmāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāmāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bījānya -
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bīja (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- caṭaka -
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caṭaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhū -
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vadhū (noun, feminine)[compound]vadhu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cañcu -
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cañcu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cañcu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cañcu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cañcū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- koṭi -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]koṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- cyutāni -
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cyuta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 6324 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.