Sanskrit quote nr. 6360 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्छिष्टं शिवनिर्माल्यं वमनं शवकर्पटम् ।
काकविष्ठासमुत्पन्नाः पञ्चैतेऽतिपवित्रकाः ॥ucchiṣṭaṃ śivanirmālyaṃ vamanaṃ śavakarpaṭam |
kākaviṣṭhāsamutpannāḥ pañcaite'tipavitrakāḥ ||
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.
Ucchishta (ucchista, ucchiṣṭa, उच्छिष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Nirmalya (nirmālya, निर्माल्य): defined in 4 categories.
Vamana (वमन): defined in 21 categories.
Shava (sava, śava, शव): defined in 15 categories.
Karpata (karpaṭa, कर्पट): defined in 6 categories.
Kaku (kāku, काकु): defined in 10 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Utpanna (उत्पन्न, utpannā, उत्पन्ना): defined in 12 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 17 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Pavitraka (पवित्रक): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “ucchiṣṭaṃ śivanirmālyaṃ vamanaṃ śavakarpaṭam”
- ucchiṣṭam -
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ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucchiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucchiṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiva -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nirmālyam -
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nirmālya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nirmālya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nirmālyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vamanam -
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vamana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vamana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śava -
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śava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śav (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√śu (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- karpaṭam -
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karpaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kākaviṣṭhāsamutpannāḥ pañcaite'tipavitrakāḥ”
- kākavi -
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kāku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iṣ -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭhā -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- āsam -
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āsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√as -> āsam (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- utpannāḥ -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utpannā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pañcai -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- ete' -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pavitrakāḥ -
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pavitraka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 6360 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.