Sanskrit quote nr. 7316 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वशक्तिनिपातेन अधःशक्तेर्निकुञ्चनात् ।
मध्यशक्तिप्रबोधेन जायते परमं सुखम् ॥ūrdhvaśaktinipātena adhaḥśakternikuñcanāt |
madhyaśaktiprabodhena jāyate paramaṃ sukham ||
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.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Shaktin (saktin, śaktin, शक्तिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Pata (pāta, पात): defined in 20 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Nikuncana (nikuñcana, निकुञ्चन): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Prabodha (प्रबोध): defined in 8 categories.
Jayat (jāyat, जायत्): defined in 1 categories.
Paramam (परमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Parama (परम): defined in 16 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (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: “ūrdhvaśaktinipātena adhaḥśakternikuñcanāt”
- ūrdhva -
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ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaktini -
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śaktinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaktin (noun, masculine)[locative single]śaktin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pātena -
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pāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śakter -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]śakti (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- nikuñcanāt -
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nikuñcana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “madhyaśaktiprabodhena jāyate paramaṃ sukham”
- madhya -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakti -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śaktin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prabodhena -
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prabodha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- paramam -
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paramam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]parama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 7316 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.