Sanskrit quote nr. 6486 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमानां स्वभावोऽयं परदुःखासहिष्णुता ।
स्वयं दुःखं च संप्राप्तं मन्यतेऽन्यस्य वार्यते ॥uttamānāṃ svabhāvo'yaṃ paraduḥkhāsahiṣṇutā |
svayaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca saṃprāptaṃ manyate'nyasya vāryate ||
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.
Svabhava (svabhāva, स्वभाव): defined in 18 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Paraduhkha (paraduḥkha, परदुःख): defined in 1 categories.
Asahishnuta (asahisnuta, asahiṣṇutā, असहिष्णुता): defined in 1 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Samprapta (samprāpta, सम्प्राप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 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), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, 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: “uttamānāṃ svabhāvo'yaṃ paraduḥkhāsahiṣṇutā”
- uttamānām -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]uttama (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]uttamā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- svabhāvo' -
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svabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paraduḥkhā -
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paraduḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- asahiṣṇutā -
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asahiṣṇutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “svayaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca saṃprāptaṃ manyate'nyasya vāryate”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samprāptam -
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samprāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samprāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samprāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manyate' -
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√man (verb class 4)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]√man (verb class 8)[present passive third single]
- anyasya -
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anya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- vāryate -
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√vṛ (verb class 0)[present passive third 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 6486 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.