Sanskrit quote nr. 6499 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमैः स्वीकृतो नीचो नीच एव न चोत्तमः ।
भैरवाधिष्ठितः श्वा तु कदाचिन् नैव केसरी ॥uttamaiḥ svīkṛto nīco nīca eva na cottamaḥ |
bhairavādhiṣṭhitaḥ śvā tu kadācin naiva kesarī ||
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.
Svikrita (svikrta, svīkṛta, स्वीकृत): defined in 6 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Bhairava (भैरव, bhairavā, भैरवा): defined in 17 categories.
Adhishthita (adhisthita, adhiṣṭhita, अधिष्ठित): defined in 10 categories.
Shvan (svan, śvan, श्वन्): defined in 5 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Kadacit (kadācit, कदाचित्): defined in 4 categories.
Naiva (नैव): defined in 3 categories.
Kesarin (केसरिन्): defined in 5 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, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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 svīkṛto nīco nīca eva na cottamaḥ”
- uttamaiḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uttama (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- svīkṛto* -
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svīkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīco* -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīca* -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttamaḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhairavādhiṣṭhitaḥ śvā tu kadācin naiva kesarī”
- bhairavā -
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bhairava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhairava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhairavā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhiṣṭhitaḥ -
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adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śvā -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kadācin -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kesarī -
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kesarin (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 6499 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.