Sanskrit quote nr. 6654 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्सवादपि नीचानां कलहोऽपि सुखायते ।
कपर्दकार्धलाभेन कुशलो बहु मन्यते ॥utsavādapi nīcānāṃ kalaho'pi sukhāyate |
kapardakārdhalābhena kuśalo bahu manyate ||
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.
Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच, nīcā, नीचा): defined in 13 categories.
Kalaha (कलह): defined in 11 categories.
Kalahu (कलहु): defined in 1 categories.
Sukhayata (sukhāyata, सुखायत): defined in 1 categories.
Kapardaka (कपर्दक): defined in 5 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Kushala (kusala, kuśala, कुशल): defined in 20 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “utsavādapi nīcānāṃ kalaho'pi sukhāyate”
- utsavād -
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utsava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nīcānām -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nīca (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nīcā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kalaho' -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kalahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sukhāyate -
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sukhāyata (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “kapardakārdhalābhena kuśalo bahu manyate”
- kapardakā -
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kapardaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ardha -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābhena -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- kuśalo* -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- manyate -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive 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 6654 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.