Sanskrit quote nr. 6330 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैः स्थानकृतोदयैर्बहुविधैर्ज्योतिर्भिरुद्यत्प्रभैः ।
शुक्राद्यैः किममीभिरत्र वितथां प्रौढिं दधानैरपि ॥uccaiḥ sthānakṛtodayairbahuvidhairjyotirbhirudyatprabhaiḥ |
śukrādyaiḥ kimamībhiratra vitathāṃ prauḍhiṃ dadhānairapi ||
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.
Sthana (sthāna, स्थान): defined in 22 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Bahuvidha (बहुविध): defined in 5 categories.
Jyotis (ज्योतिस्): defined in 9 categories.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prabha (prabhā, प्रभा): defined in 15 categories.
Shukra (sukra, śukra, शुक्र): defined in 15 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Vitatha (vitathā, वितथा): defined in 9 categories.
Praudhi (prauḍhi, प्रौढि): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): 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, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (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 sthānakṛtodayairbahuvidhairjyotirbhirudyatprabhaiḥ”
- uccaiḥ -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sthāna -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛto -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- udayair -
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udaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- bahuvidhair -
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bahuvidha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bahuvidha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- jyotirbhir -
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jyotis (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jyotis (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- udyat -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[compound]udyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prabhai -
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prabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “śukrādyaiḥ kimamībhiratra vitathāṃ prauḍhiṃ dadhānairapi”
- śukrād -
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śukra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śukra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yaiḥ -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- amībhir -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vitathām -
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vitathā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prauḍhim -
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prauḍhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dadhānai -
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√dhan (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√dhan (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- air -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 6330 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.