Sanskrit quote nr. 6463 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमं सुचिरं नैव विपदोऽभिभवन्त्यलम् ।
राहुग्रसनसंभूतिः क्षणं विच्छाययेद् विधुम् ॥uttamaṃ suciraṃ naiva vipado'bhibhavantyalam |
rāhugrasanasaṃbhūtiḥ kṣaṇaṃ vicchāyayed vidhum ||
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.
Sucira (सुचिर): defined in 4 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Vipad (विपद्): defined in 8 categories.
Abhi (अभि, abhī, अभी): defined in 5 categories.
Bhavanti (भवन्ति, bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Rahugrasana (rāhugrasana, राहुग्रसन): defined in 1 categories.
Sambhuti (sambhūti, सम्भूति): defined in 4 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “uttamaṃ suciraṃ naiva vipado'bhibhavantyalam”
- 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]
- suciram -
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sucira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sucira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sucirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vipado' -
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vipad (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- bhavantya -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “rāhugrasanasaṃbhūtiḥ kṣaṇaṃ vicchāyayed vidhum”
- rāhugrasana -
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rāhugrasana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sambhūtiḥ -
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sambhūti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]sambhūti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vicch -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śāyayed -
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√śī (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√śī (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- vidhum -
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vidhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]vidhu (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 6463 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.