Sanskrit quote nr. 6511 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तरादुत्तरं वाक्यम् उत्तरादेव जायते ।
सुवृष्टिगुणसंपन्नाद् बीजाद् बीजमिवापरम् ॥uttarāduttaraṃ vākyam uttarādeva jāyate |
suvṛṣṭiguṇasaṃpannād bījād bījamivāparam ||
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.
Uttarat (uttarāt, उत्तरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Uttara (उत्तर): defined in 26 categories.
Uttaram (उत्तरम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Gunasampanna (guṇasampanna, गुणसम्पन्न): defined in 2 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Aparam (अपरम्): defined in 2 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “uttarāduttaraṃ vākyam uttarādeva jāyate”
- uttarād -
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uttarāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[ablative single]
- uttaram -
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uttaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vākyam -
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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]
- uttarād -
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uttarāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[ablative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “suvṛṣṭiguṇasaṃpannād bījād bījamivāparam”
- suvṛṣṭi -
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suvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- guṇasampannād -
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guṇasampanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]guṇasampanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bījād -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aparam -
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aparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]apara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 6511 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.