Sanskrit quote nr. 6495 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमे विघ्नवत्तास्ति अधमो दुःखभाजनम् ।
तस्मात् सर्वत्र योग्यत्वाच् श्रेष्ठो वै मध्यमः स्मृतः ॥uttame vighnavattāsti adhamo duḥkhabhājanam |
tasmāt sarvatra yogyatvāc śreṣṭho vai madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
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.
Uttama (उत्तम, uttamā, उत्तमा): defined in 21 categories.
Vighnavat (विघ्नवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Bhajana (bhājana, भाजन): defined in 12 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sarvatra (सर्वत्र): defined in 10 categories.
Shreshtha (srestha, śreṣṭha, श्रेष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “uttame vighnavattāsti adhamo duḥkhabhājanam”
- uttame -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[locative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vighnavat -
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vighnavat (noun, masculine)[compound]vighnavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- adhamo* -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- duḥkha -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhājanam -
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bhājana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhājana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhājanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tasmāt sarvatra yogyatvāc śreṣṭho vai madhyamaḥ smṛtaḥ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- sarvatra -
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sarvatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yogyatvāc -
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- śreṣṭho* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
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 6495 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.