Sanskrit quote nr. 6366 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्छेद्यमपि विद्वांसो वर्धयन्त्यरिमेकदा ।
गुडेन वर्धितः श्लेष्मा यतो निःशेषतां व्रजेत् ॥ucchedyamapi vidvāṃso vardhayantyarimekadā |
guḍena vardhitaḥ śleṣmā yato niḥśeṣatāṃ vrajet ||
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.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Ekada (ekadā, एकदा): defined in 5 categories.
Guda (guḍa, गुड): defined in 17 categories.
Vardhita (वर्धित): defined in 7 categories.
Shleshman (slesman, śleṣman, श्लेष्मन्): defined in 5 categories.
Yatah (yataḥ, यतः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (यत): defined in 7 categories.
Nihsheshata (nihsesata, niḥśeṣatā, निःशेषता): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ucchedyamapi vidvāṃso vardhayantyarimekadā”
- ucchedyam -
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ucchedya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ucchedya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ucchedyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vidvāṃso* -
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vidvas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
- vardhayantya -
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√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √vṛdh], [adverb from √vṛdh]√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vardh class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vardh class 10 verb]√vardh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vṛdh], [nominative plural from √vṛdh], [vocative dual from √vṛdh], [vocative plural from √vṛdh], [accusative dual from √vṛdh], [accusative plural from √vṛdh]√vṛdh -> vardhayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vṛdh], [vocative single from √vṛdh]√vardh (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√vṛdh (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- arim -
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ari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]ari (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ekadā -
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ekadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “guḍena vardhitaḥ śleṣmā yato niḥśeṣatāṃ vrajet”
- guḍena -
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guḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vardhitaḥ -
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vardhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vardh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛdh]
- śleṣmā -
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śleṣman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yato* -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- niḥśeṣatām -
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niḥśeṣatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vrajet -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
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 6366 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.