Sanskrit quote nr. 6493 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमे तु क्षणं कोपो मध्यमे घटिकाद्वयम् ।
अधमे स्यादहोरात्रं चाण्डाले मरणान्तिकः ॥uttame tu kṣaṇaṃ kopo madhyame ghaṭikādvayam |
adhame syādahorātraṃ cāṇḍāle maraṇāntikaḥ ||
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.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kshanam (ksanam, kṣaṇam, क्षणम्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम, madhyamā, मध्यमा): defined in 20 categories.
Ghatika (ghaṭika, घटिक): defined in 12 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhama (अधम, adhamā, अधमा): defined in 12 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ahoratra (ahorātra, अहोरात्र): defined in 10 categories.
Candala (cāṇḍāla, चाण्डाल): defined in 11 categories.
Candali (cāṇḍāli, चाण्डालि): defined in 8 categories.
Maranantika (maraṇāntika, मरणान्तिक): 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), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “uttame tu kṣaṇaṃ kopo madhyame ghaṭikādvayam”
- uttame -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[locative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kṣaṇam -
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kṣaṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kopo* -
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kopa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhyame -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ghaṭikād -
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ghaṭika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ghaṭika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- Line 2: “adhame syādahorātraṃ cāṇḍāle maraṇāntikaḥ”
- adhame -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[locative single]adhama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- ahorātram -
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ahorātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cāṇḍāle -
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cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]cāṇḍāli (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- maraṇāntikaḥ -
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maraṇāntika (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 6493 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.