Sanskrit quote nr. 6438 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्क्रामद्भिश्च यः प्राणैः प्रयतः शिष्टसंमतः ।
चिन्तयेन् मनसा ग गां स गतिं परमां लभेत् ॥utkrāmadbhiśca yaḥ prāṇaiḥ prayataḥ śiṣṭasaṃmataḥ |
cintayen manasā ga gāṃ sa gatiṃ paramāṃ labhet ||
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.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Prayata (प्रयत): defined in 4 categories.
Prayat (प्रयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Shishta (sista, śiṣṭa, शिष्ट): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 categories.
Manasa (मनस, manasā, मनसा): defined in 15 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Parama (paramā, परमा): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Nepali, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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: “utkrāmadbhiśca yaḥ prāṇaiḥ prayataḥ śiṣṭasaṃmataḥ”
- Cannot analyse utkrāmadbhiśca*ya
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāṇaiḥ -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- prayataḥ -
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prayata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pre -> prayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √pre class 2 verb], [ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pre class 2 verb], [genitive single from √pre class 2 verb]
- śiṣṭa -
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śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śās (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mataḥ -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “cintayen manasā ga gāṃ sa gatiṃ paramāṃ labhet”
- cintayen -
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√cint (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- manasā* -
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manasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gām -
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gā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]go (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active first single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active first single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- paramām -
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paramā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- labhet -
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√labh (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 6438 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.