Sanskrit quote nr. 6471 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्तमर्णधनदानश कया ।
पावकोत्थशिखया हृदिस्थया ॥

uttamarṇadhanadānaśa kayā |
pāvakotthaśikhayā hṛdisthayā ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Uttamarna (uttamarṇa, उत्तमर्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Dhanada (धनद): defined in 8 categories.
Kaya (kayā, कया): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Pavaka (pāvaka, पावक, pāvakā, पावका): defined in 13 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Hridistha (hrdistha, hṛdisthā, हृदिस्था): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “uttamarṇadhanadānaśa kayā
  • uttamarṇa -
  • uttamarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanadān -
  • dhanada (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśa -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • kayā -
  • kayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pāvakotthaśikhayā hṛdisthayā
  • pāvako -
  • pāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāvakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttha -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhayā -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hṛdisthayā -
  • hṛdisthā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6471 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.

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