Sanskrit quote nr. 6474 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमश् चिन्तितं कुर्यात् प्रोक्तकारी तु मध्यमः ।
अधमोऽश्रद्धया कुर्याद् अकर्तोच्चरितम् पितुः ॥uttamaś cintitaṃ kuryāt proktakārī tu madhyamaḥ |
adhamo'śraddhayā kuryād akartoccaritam pituḥ ||
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.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Cintita (चिन्तित): defined in 6 categories.
Proktakarin (proktakārin, प्रोक्तकारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 12 categories.
Ashraddha (asraddha, aśraddhā, अश्रद्धा): defined in 4 categories.
Akartri (akartr, akartṛ, अकर्तृ): defined in 4 categories.
Uccarita (उच्चरित): defined in 8 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, 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, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil
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: “uttamaś cintitaṃ kuryāt proktakārī tu madhyamaḥ”
- uttamaś -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cintitam -
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cintita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cintita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cintitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- proktakārī -
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proktakārin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “adhamo'śraddhayā kuryād akartoccaritam pituḥ”
- adhamo' -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- aśraddhayā -
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aśraddhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kuryād -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- akarto -
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akartṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uccaritam -
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uccarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uccarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uccaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pituḥ -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 6474 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.