Sanskrit quote nr. 6615 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पाताय च काव्ये ।
दुरुपश्रुतिरभिनये च नाट्यानाम् ॥utpātāya ca kāvye |
durupaśrutirabhinaye ca nāṭyānām ||
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.
Utpata (utpāta, उत्पात): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kavya (kāvya, काव्य, kāvyā, काव्या): defined in 8 categories.
Pa (प): defined in 12 categories.
Shruti (sruti, śruti, श्रुति): defined in 20 categories.
Abhinaya (अभिनय): defined in 13 categories.
Natya (nāṭya, नाट्य, nāṭyā, नाट्या): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “utpātāya ca kāvye”
- utpātāya -
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utpāta (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāvye -
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kāvya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāvya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāvyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [locative single from √kav class 1 verb]√kav -> kāvyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kav class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kav class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “durupaśrutirabhinaye ca nāṭyānām”
- duru -
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duru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pa -
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pa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrutir -
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śruti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhinaye -
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abhinaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāṭyānām -
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nāṭya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]√naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √naṭ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √naṭ]√naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √naṭ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √naṭ]√naṭ -> nāṭyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √naṭ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √naṭ]
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 6615 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.