Sanskrit quote nr. 6365 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्छेदनं चापचयः पीडनं कर्शनं तथा ।
इति विद्याविदः प्राहुः शत्रौ वृत्तं चतुर्विधम् ॥ucchedanaṃ cāpacayaḥ pīḍanaṃ karśanaṃ tathā |
iti vidyāvidaḥ prāhuḥ śatrau vṛttaṃ caturvidham ||
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.
Ucchedana (उच्छेदन): defined in 8 categories.
Capa (cāpa, चाप): defined in 13 categories.
Caya (चय): defined in 10 categories.
Pidana (pīḍana, पीडन): defined in 11 categories.
Karshana (karsana, karśana, कर्शन): defined in 8 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vidyavid (vidyāvid, विद्याविद्): defined in 1 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahu (अहु): defined in 4 categories.
Shatri (satri, śatri, शत्रि): defined in 5 categories.
Shatru (satru, śatru, शत्रु): defined in 12 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Caturvidha (चतुर्विध): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “ucchedanaṃ cāpacayaḥ pīḍanaṃ karśanaṃ tathā”
- ucchedanam -
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ucchedana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cayaḥ -
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caya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pīḍanam -
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pīḍana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīḍana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pīḍanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karśanam -
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karśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “iti vidyāvidaḥ prāhuḥ śatrau vṛttaṃ caturvidham”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vidyāvidaḥ -
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vidyāvid (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidyāvid (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ahuḥ -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- śatrau -
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śatri (noun, masculine)[locative single]śatru (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vṛttam -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- caturvidham -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 6365 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.