Sanskrit quote nr. 6435 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्कोचपारितोषक- ।
भाटसुभाषिततरार्थचौर्यांशाः ॥utkocapāritoṣaka- |
bhāṭasubhāṣitatarārthacauryāṃśāḥ ||
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.
Utkoca (उत्कोच): defined in 4 categories.
Parita (pārita, पारित, pāritā, पारिता): defined in 7 categories.
Ushaka (usaka, ūṣaka, ऊषक): defined in 2 categories.
Bhata (bhāṭa, भाट): defined in 10 categories.
Subhashita (subhasita, subhāṣita, सुभाषित): defined in 8 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Cauri (caurī, चौरी): defined in 6 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “utkocapāritoṣaka-”
- utkoca -
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utkoca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārito -
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√pṛ -> pārita (participle, masculine)[compound from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pārita (participle, neuter)[compound from √pṛ]√pṝ -> pārita (participle, masculine)[compound from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pārita (participle, neuter)[compound from √pṝ]√pṛ -> pārita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pārita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṛ]√pṛ -> pāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pṛ]√pṝ -> pārita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pārita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pṝ]
- ūṣaka -
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ūṣaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “bhāṭasubhāṣitatarārthacauryāṃśāḥ”
- bhāṭa -
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bhāṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- subhāṣita -
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subhāṣita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]subhāṣita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarā -
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tara (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cauryāṃ -
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caurī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- śāḥ -
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śās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śas (noun, masculine)[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 6435 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.