Sanskrit quote nr. 6479 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमाः स्वगुणैः ख्याता मध्यमाश्च पितुर्गुणैः ।
अधमा मातुलस्यापि श्वशुरस्याधमाधमाः ॥uttamāḥ svaguṇaiḥ khyātā madhyamāśca piturguṇaiḥ |
adhamā mātulasyāpi śvaśurasyādhamādhamāḥ ||
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, uttamā, उत्तमा): defined in 21 categories.
Svaguna (svaguṇa, स्वगुण): defined in 2 categories.
Khyata (khyāta, ख्यात, khyātā, ख्याता): defined in 6 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम, madhyamā, मध्यमा): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pitri (pitr, pitṛ, पितृ): defined in 14 categories.
Pitu (पितु): defined in 4 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Adhama (अधम, adhamā, अधमा): defined in 13 categories.
Matula (mātula, मातुल): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shvashura (svasura, śvaśura, श्वशुर): defined in 6 categories.
Adhamadhama (adhamādhama, अधमाधम, adhamādhamā, अधमाधमा): defined in 2 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), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “uttamāḥ svaguṇaiḥ khyātā madhyamāśca piturguṇaiḥ”
- uttamāḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svaguṇaiḥ -
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svaguṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]svaguṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- khyātā* -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khyātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
- madhyamāś -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pitur -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]pitu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “adhamā mātulasyāpi śvaśurasyādhamādhamāḥ”
- adhamā* -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mātulasyā -
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mātula (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mātula (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śvaśurasyā -
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śvaśura (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- adhamādhamāḥ -
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adhamādhama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhamādhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 6479 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.