Sanskrit quote nr. 7120 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपरिस्था भक्तिरन्तर् निर्मूला तारयेत् कथम् ।
नहि भारक्षमा दृष्टा वारां सान्द्रापि नीलिका ॥uparisthā bhaktirantar nirmūlā tārayet katham |
nahi bhārakṣamā dṛṣṭā vārāṃ sāndrāpi nīlikā ||
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.
Bhakti (भक्ति): defined in 16 categories.
Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Nirmula (nirmūlā, निर्मूला): defined in 5 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Bharakshama (bharaksama, bhārakṣama, भारक्षम, bhārakṣamā, भारक्षमा): defined in 2 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट, dṛṣṭā, दृष्टा): defined in 13 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vara (vārā, वारा): defined in 23 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र, sāndrā, सान्द्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nilika (nīlikā, नीलिका): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “uparisthā bhaktirantar nirmūlā tārayet katham”
- uparisthā* -
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uparistha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uparisthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhaktir -
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bhakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antar -
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antar (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]antar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nirmūlā -
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nirmūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tārayet -
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√tṝ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nahi bhārakṣamā dṛṣṭā vārāṃ sāndrāpi nīlikā”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhārakṣamā* -
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bhārakṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhārakṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭā* -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- vārām -
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vār (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vār (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vārā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sāndrā -
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sāndra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāndra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sāndrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nīlikā -
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nīlikā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 7120 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.