Sanskrit quote nr. 6766 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदीच्यां सस्यनिष्पत्तिर् याम्यां निष्पत्तिनाशनम् ।
गृहान्निर्गच्छतां वमे शुभं क्षेत्रे च दक्षिणम् ॥udīcyāṃ sasyaniṣpattir yāmyāṃ niṣpattināśanam |
gṛhānnirgacchatāṃ vame śubhaṃ kṣetre ca dakṣiṇam ||
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.
Udici (udīcī, उदीची): defined in 6 categories.
Udicya (udīcyā, उदीच्या): defined in 6 categories.
Nishpatti (nispatti, niṣpatti, निष्पत्ति): defined in 8 categories.
Yami (yāmī, यामी, yāmi, यामि): defined in 9 categories.
Yamya (yāmyā, याम्या): defined in 9 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛha, गृह): defined in 15 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vama (वम): defined in 15 categories.
Vami (वमि): defined in 7 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubha, शुभ): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshetra (ksetra, kṣetra, क्षेत्र): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Pali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “udīcyāṃ sasyaniṣpattir yāmyāṃ niṣpattināśanam”
- udīcyām -
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udīcī (noun, feminine)[locative single]udīcyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sasya -
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sasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sas -> sasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sas]sa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- niṣpattir -
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niṣpatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- yāmyām -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[locative single]yāmyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- niṣpatti -
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niṣpatti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nāśanam -
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nāśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “gṛhānnirgacchatāṃ vame śubhaṃ kṣetre ca dakṣiṇam”
- gṛhānn -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gacchatām -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gacchat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gacchatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- vame -
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vama (noun, masculine)[locative single]vama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vami (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kṣetre -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (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 6766 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.