Sanskrit quote nr. 6325 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैः कल्याणवाही करजितवसुधः सर्वदा पूर्णकामो ।
विख्यातः कर्णवृत्त्या न च वचसि कटुश्चित्रपाकानुभावी ॥uccaiḥ kalyāṇavāhī karajitavasudhaḥ sarvadā pūrṇakāmo |
vikhyātaḥ karṇavṛttyā na ca vacasi kaṭuścitrapākānubhāvī ||
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.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Kalyana (kalyāṇa, कल्याण): defined in 18 categories.
Vahin (vāhin, वाहिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Jita (जित): defined in 13 categories.
Vasudha (vasudhā, वसुधा): defined in 10 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Purna (pūrṇa, पूर्ण): defined in 19 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Mu (मु): defined in 4 categories.
Vikhyata (vikhyāta, विख्यात): defined in 8 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Vritti (vrtti, vṛtti, वृत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Katu (kaṭu, कटु): defined in 10 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Paka (pāka, पाक): defined in 18 categories.
Ubha (ubhā, उभा): defined in 3 categories.
Avi (अवि, avī, अवी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (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: “uccaiḥ kalyāṇavāhī karajitavasudhaḥ sarvadā pūrṇakāmo”
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kalyāṇa -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāhī -
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vāhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāhin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- jita -
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jita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
- vasudhaḥ -
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vasudhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pūrṇa -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mo -
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mu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vikhyātaḥ karṇavṛttyā na ca vacasi kaṭuścitrapākānubhāvī”
- vikhyātaḥ -
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vikhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karṇa -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttyā* -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacasi -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[locative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaṭuś -
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kaṭu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pākān -
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pāka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ubhā -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[compound]ubha (noun, neuter)[compound]ubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avī -
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avī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]avi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]avi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 6325 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.