Sanskrit quote nr. 6453 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्खाय चित्तोपवनात् सुमेधो- ।
माला कृता पुस्तकनिष्कुटेषु ॥utkhāya cittopavanāt sumedho- |
mālā kṛtā pustakaniṣkuṭeṣu ||
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.
Utkhaya (utkhāya, उत्खाय): defined in 1 categories.
Citta (चित्त, cittā, चित्ता): defined in 22 categories.
Upavana (उपवन): defined in 10 categories.
Suma (सुम): defined in 7 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Mala (mālā, माला): defined in 29 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Pustaka (पुस्तक): defined in 10 categories.
Nishkuti (niskuti, niṣkuṭi, निष्कुटि): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Kannada, Shaiva philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “utkhāya cittopavanāt sumedho-”
- utkhāya -
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utkhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- citto -
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citta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- upavanāt -
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upavana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sume -
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suma (noun, masculine)[locative single]suma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dho -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “mālā kṛtā pustakaniṣkuṭeṣu”
- mālā -
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mālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtā -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- pustaka -
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pustaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pustaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣkuṭe -
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niṣkuṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iṣu -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]i (noun, masculine)[locative 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 6453 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.