Sanskrit quote nr. 6427 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कृत्योत्कृत्य कृत्तिं प्रथममथ पृथूच्छोफभूयांसि मांसान्य ।
अंसस्फिक्पृष्ठपिण्डाद्यवयवसुलभान्युग्रपूत् ईनि जग्ध्वा ॥utkṛtyotkṛtya kṛttiṃ prathamamatha pṛthūcchophabhūyāṃsi māṃsānya |
aṃsasphikpṛṣṭhapiṇḍādyavayavasulabhānyugrapūt īni jagdhvā ||
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.
Utkritya (utkrtya, utkṛtya, उत्कृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Utkriti (utkrti, utkṛti, उत्कृति): defined in 6 categories.
Kritti (krtti, kṛtti, कृत्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Prathamam (प्रथमम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 13 categories.
Ucchopha (उच्छोफ): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Mams (māṃs, मांस्): defined in 1 categories.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Sphic (स्फिच्): defined in 2 categories.
Sphij (स्फिज्): defined in 1 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Pinda (piṇḍa, पिण्ड): defined in 20 categories.
Yava (यव): defined in 20 categories.
Yavan (यवन्): defined in 3 categories.
Ugra (उग्र): defined in 19 categories.
Put (pūt, पूत्): defined in 5 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Jagdhva (jagdhvā, जग्ध्वा): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “utkṛtyotkṛtya kṛttiṃ prathamamatha pṛthūcchophabhūyāṃsi māṃsānya”
- utkṛtyo -
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utkṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utkṛti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- utkṛtya -
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utkṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kṛttim -
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kṛtti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pṛthū -
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pṛthu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛthu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pṛthu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ucchopha -
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ucchopha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūyāṃsi -
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bhūyas (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- māṃsā -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]māṃs (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- anya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- Line 2: “aṃsasphikpṛṣṭhapiṇḍādyavayavasulabhānyugrapūt īni jagdhvā”
- aṃsa -
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aṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphik -
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sphic (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sphij (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- pṛṣṭha -
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pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- piṇḍād -
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piṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yava -
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yava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yavan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- yavasu -
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yavan (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- labhānyu -
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√labh (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- ugra -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūt -
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pūt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jagdhvā -
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jagdhvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√jakṣ -> jagdhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jakṣ]
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 6427 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.