Sanskrit quote nr. 7090 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपप्रदानं सान्त्वं वा भेदं काले च विक्रमम् ।
योगं च रक्षसाम् श्रेष्ठ तावुभौ च नयानयौ ॥upapradānaṃ sāntvaṃ vā bhedaṃ kāle ca vikramam |
yogaṃ ca rakṣasām śreṣṭha tāvubhau ca nayānayau ||
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.
Upapradana (upapradāna, उपप्रदान): defined in 2 categories.
Santva (sāntva, सान्त्व): defined in 2 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Kale (kāle, काले): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vikrama (विक्रम): defined in 15 categories.
Yoga (योग): defined in 26 categories.
Rakshas (raksas, rakṣas, रक्षस्): defined in 6 categories.
Rakshasa (raksasa, rakṣasā, रक्षसा): defined in 18 categories.
Shreshtha (srestha, śreṣṭha, श्रेष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Ubha (उभ): defined in 3 categories.
Naya (नय): defined in 16 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “upapradānaṃ sāntvaṃ vā bhedaṃ kāle ca vikramam”
- upapradānam -
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upapradāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sāntvam -
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sāntva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāntva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāntvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhedam -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kāle -
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kāle (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikramam -
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vikrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yogaṃ ca rakṣasām śreṣṭha tāvubhau ca nayānayau”
- yogam -
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yoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yogā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣasām -
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rakṣas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rakṣas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rakṣasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śreṣṭha -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāvu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ubhau -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nayān -
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naya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ayau -
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aya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]e (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7090 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.