Sanskrit quote nr. 6375 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्यतां स वचनीयमशेषं ।
नेश्वरे परुषता सखि साध्वी ॥ucyatāṃ sa vacanīyamaśeṣaṃ |
neśvare paruṣatā sakhi sādhvī ||
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.
Vacaniya (vacanīya, वचनीय): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ishvara (isvara, īśvara, ईश्वर, īśvarā, ईश्वरा): defined in 22 categories.
Parusha (parusa, paruṣa, परुष): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Sadhvi (sādhvī, साध्वी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “ucyatāṃ sa vacanīyamaśeṣaṃ”
- ucyatām -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √uc class 4 verb]√uc (verb class 4)[imperative active third dual]√vac (verb class 2)[imperative passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[imperative passive third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vacanīyam -
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vacanīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vacanīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vacanīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vacanīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vacanīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- aśeṣam -
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aśeṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aśeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aśeṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śiṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- Line 2: “neśvare paruṣatā sakhi sādhvī”
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īśvare -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[locative single]īśvara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]īśvarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paruṣa -
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paruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sādhvī -
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sādhvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative 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 6375 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.