Sanskrit quote nr. 6328 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उच्चैः प्रकथनं हासः ष्ठीवनं कुत्सनं तथा ।
जृम्भणं गात्रभ गं च पर्वस्फोटं च वर्जयेत् ॥

uccaiḥ prakathanaṃ hāsaḥ ṣṭhīvanaṃ kutsanaṃ tathā |
jṛmbhaṇaṃ gātrabha gaṃ ca parvasphoṭaṃ ca varjayet ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Prakathana (प्रकथन): defined in 2 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.
Hasas (hāsas, हासस्): defined in 1 categories.
Shthivana (sthivana, ṣṭhīvana, ष्ठीवन): defined in 3 categories.
Kutsana (कुत्सन): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Jrimbhana (jrmbhana, jṛmbhaṇa, जृम्भण): defined in 5 categories.
Gatra (gātra, गात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Paru (परु): defined in 3 categories.
Parvan (पर्वन्): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 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, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil

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 prakathanaṃ hāsaḥ ṣṭhīvanaṃ kutsanaṃ tathā
  • uccaiḥ -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prakathanam -
  • prakathana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hāsaḥ -
  • hāsas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣṭhīvanam -
  • ṣṭhīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣṭhīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣṭhīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kutsanam -
  • kutsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kutsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “jṛmbhaṇaṃ gātrabha gaṃ ca parvasphoṭaṃ ca varjayet
  • jṛmbhaṇam -
  • jṛmbhaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jṛmbhaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jṛmbhaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gātra -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bha -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gam -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parva -
  • paru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asphoṭam -
  • sphuṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arjayet -
  • ṛj (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6328 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.

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