Sanskrit quote nr. 7087 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपपत्तिभिरम्लाना नोपदेशैः कदर्थिताः ।
स्वसंवेदनसंवेद्यसाराः सहृदयोक्तयः ॥upapattibhiramlānā nopadeśaiḥ kadarthitāḥ |
svasaṃvedanasaṃvedyasārāḥ sahṛdayoktayaḥ ||
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.
Upapatti (उपपत्ति): defined in 11 categories.
Amlana (amlāna, अम्लान, amlānā, अम्लाना): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upadesha (upadesa, upadeśa, उपदेश): defined in 22 categories.
Kadarthita (कदर्थित, kadarthitā, कदर्थिता): defined in 3 categories.
Svasamvedana (svasaṃvedana, स्वसंवेदन): defined in 2 categories.
Samvedya (saṃvedya, संवेद्य): defined in 5 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार, sārā, सारा): defined in 29 categories.
Sahridaya (sahrdaya, sahṛdaya, सहृदय, sahṛdayā, सहृदया): defined in 4 categories.
Ukti (उक्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “upapattibhiramlānā nopadeśaiḥ kadarthitāḥ”
- upapattibhir -
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upapatti (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- amlānā* -
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amlāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]amlānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upadeśaiḥ -
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upadeśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kadarthitāḥ -
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kadarthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kadarthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “svasaṃvedanasaṃvedyasārāḥ sahṛdayoktayaḥ”
- svasaṃvedana -
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svasaṃvedana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvedya -
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saṃvedya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃvedya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√saṃvid -> saṃvedya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb]√saṃvid -> saṃvedya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √saṃvid class 2 verb]
- sārāḥ -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sārā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sahṛdayo -
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sahṛdaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahṛdaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahṛdā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sahṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktayaḥ -
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ukti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 7087 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.