Sanskrit quote nr. 6462 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमं प्रणिपातेन शूरं भेदेन योजयेत् ।
नीचमल्पप्रदानेन समशक्तिं पराक्रमैः ॥uttamaṃ praṇipātena śūraṃ bhedena yojayet |
nīcamalpapradānena samaśaktiṃ parākramaiḥ ||
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.
Uttamam (उत्तमम्): defined in 3 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Pranipata (praṇipāta, प्रणिपात): defined in 4 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Alpa (अल्प): defined in 11 categories.
Pradana (pradāna, प्रदान): defined in 11 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
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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: “uttamaṃ praṇipātena śūraṃ bhedena yojayet”
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praṇipātena -
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praṇipāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śūram -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhedena -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yojayet -
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√yuj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “nīcamalpapradānena samaśaktiṃ parākramaiḥ”
- nīcam -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīcā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alpa -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradānena -
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pradāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- parākramaiḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 6462 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.