Sanskrit quote nr. 6905 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उद्योगः साहसं धैर्यं बुद्धिः शक्तिः पराक्रमः ।
उत्साहः षड्विधो यस्य तस्य देवोऽपि श कते ॥udyogaḥ sāhasaṃ dhairyaṃ buddhiḥ śaktiḥ parākramaḥ |
utsāhaḥ ṣaḍvidho yasya tasya devo'pi śa kate ||
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.
Udyoga (उद्योग): defined in 6 categories.
Sahasa (sāhasa, साहस): defined in 13 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Buddhi (बुद्धि): defined in 21 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Shadvidha (sadvidha, ṣaḍvidha, षड्विध): defined in 4 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Devri (devr, devṛ, देवृ): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sha (sa, śa, श): defined in 9 categories.
Kata (कत): defined in 12 categories.
Kati (कति): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy
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: “udyogaḥ sāhasaṃ dhairyaṃ buddhiḥ śaktiḥ parākramaḥ”
- udyogaḥ -
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udyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhairyam -
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dhairya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- buddhiḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaktiḥ -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parākramaḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “utsāhaḥ ṣaḍvidho yasya tasya devo'pi śa kate”
- utsāhaḥ -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṣaḍvidho* -
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ṣaḍvidha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- devo' -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]devṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kate -
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kata (noun, masculine)[locative single]kati (noun, masculine)[vocative 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 6905 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.