Sanskrit quote nr. 6432 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कोचकाश्चौपधिका वञ्चकाः कितवास् तथा ।
म गलादेशवृत्ताश्च भद्रप्रेक्षणिकैः सह ॥utkocakāścaupadhikā vañcakāḥ kitavās tathā |
ma galādeśavṛttāśca bhadraprekṣaṇikaiḥ saha ||
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.
Utkocaka (उत्कोचक, utkocakā, उत्कोचका): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Aupadhika (औपधिक, aupadhikā, औपधिका): defined in 4 categories.
Vancaka (vañcaka, वञ्चक, vañcakā, वञ्चका): defined in 7 categories.
Kitava (कितव): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ma (म): defined in 10 categories.
Gala (galā, गला): defined in 15 categories.
Deshavritta (desavrtta, deśavṛtta, देशवृत्त): defined in 1 categories.
Bhadra (भद्र): defined in 24 categories.
Prekshanika (preksanika, prekṣaṇika, प्रेक्षणिक): defined in 1 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “utkocakāścaupadhikā vañcakāḥ kitavās tathā”
- utkocakāś -
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utkocaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utkocakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cau -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aupadhikā* -
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aupadhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aupadhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vañcakāḥ -
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vañcaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vañcakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kitavās -
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kitava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ma galādeśavṛttāśca bhadraprekṣaṇikaiḥ saha”
- ma -
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ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- galā -
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galā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- deśavṛttā -
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deśavṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aś -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhadra -
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bhadra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhadra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prekṣaṇikaiḥ -
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prekṣaṇika (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prekṣaṇika (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second 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 6432 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.