Sanskrit quote nr. 6483 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्तमाधममध्यानां श्रोतव्यं वचनं बुधैः ।
तत्र चात्महितं ग्राह्यं वस्तवाक्यं यथा नृपः ॥

uttamādhamamadhyānāṃ śrotavyaṃ vacanaṃ budhaiḥ |
tatra cātmahitaṃ grāhyaṃ vastavākyaṃ yathā nṛpaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Uttamadhama (uttamādhama, उत्तमाधम): defined in 3 categories.
Shrotavya (srotavya, śrotavya, श्रोतव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Budha (बुध): defined in 15 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mahita (महित): defined in 7 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Vasta (वस्त): defined in 5 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Nripa (nrpa, nṛpa, नृप): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “uttamādhamamadhyānāṃ śrotavyaṃ vacanaṃ budhaiḥ
  • uttamādhamam -
  • uttamādhama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttamādhama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamādhamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhyān -
  • dhyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śrotavyam -
  • śrotavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrotavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrotavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tatra cātmahitaṃ grāhyaṃ vastavākyaṃ yathā nṛpaḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahitam -
  • mahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • vasta -
  • vasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas -> vasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
    vas -> vasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (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]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6483 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.

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