Sanskrit quote nr. 6475 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमस्तोषमायाति तद गं पोष्यते यदि ।
वृक्षः प्रसीदति प्रायः पादाभ्य गेन न स्वयम् ॥uttamastoṣamāyāti tada gaṃ poṣyate yadi |
vṛkṣaḥ prasīdati prāyaḥ pādābhya gena na svayam ||
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.
Tosha (tosa, toṣa, तोष): defined in 8 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vriksha (vrksa, vṛkṣa, वृक्ष): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Prayas (prāyas, प्रायस्): defined in 4 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 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), Nepali, Hinduism, Tamil, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “uttamastoṣamāyāti tada gaṃ poṣyate yadi”
- uttamas -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- toṣam -
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toṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gam -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- poṣyate -
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√puṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]√puṣ (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “vṛkṣaḥ prasīdati prāyaḥ pādābhya gena na svayam”
- vṛkṣaḥ -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sīdati -
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√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]√sad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- prāyaḥ -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pādā -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhya -
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- gena -
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ga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6475 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.