Sanskrit quote nr. 6497 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमैः सह सांगत्यं पण्डितैः सह संकथाम् ।
अलुब्धैः सह मित्रत्वं कुर्वाणो नावसीदति ॥uttamaiḥ saha sāṃgatyaṃ paṇḍitaiḥ saha saṃkathām |
alubdhaiḥ saha mitratvaṃ kurvāṇo nāvasīdati ||
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.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Sankatha (saṅkathā, सङ्कथा): defined in 1 categories.
Alubdha (अलुब्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Mitratva (मित्रत्व): defined in 3 categories.
Kurvana (kurvāṇa, कुर्वाण): defined in 3 categories.
Nava (nāva, नाव): defined in 16 categories.
Sidat (sīdat, सीदत्): defined in 1 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), Ayurveda (science of life), Tamil, Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy
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: “uttamaiḥ saha sāṃgatyaṃ paṇḍitaiḥ saha saṃkathām”
- uttamaiḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uttama (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sāṅgatyam -
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sāṅgatya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paṇḍitaiḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅkathām -
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saṅkathā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “alubdhaiḥ saha mitratvaṃ kurvāṇo nāvasīdati”
- alubdhaiḥ -
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alubdha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]alubdha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mitratvam -
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mitratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kurvāṇo* -
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kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- nāva -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
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 6497 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.