Sanskrit quote nr. 6506 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तमो मध्यमो नीचोऽधमो भ्रातृगुणैर्नरः ।
कन्यास्त्रीभगिनीभाग्यो नरोऽधमतमो मतः ॥uttamo madhyamo nīco'dhamo bhrātṛguṇairnaraḥ |
kanyāstrībhaginībhāgyo naro'dhamatamo mataḥ ||
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.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 12 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Bhagin (भगिन्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhagini (bhaginī, भगिनी): defined in 11 categories.
Bhagya (bhāgya, भाग्य): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (मत): defined in 12 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), 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), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “uttamo madhyamo nīco'dhamo bhrātṛguṇairnaraḥ”
- uttamo* -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madhyamo* -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīco' -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhamo* -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- bhrātṛ -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- guṇair -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- naraḥ -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “kanyāstrībhaginībhāgyo naro'dhamatamo mataḥ”
- kanyās -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- trī -
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tri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhaginī -
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bhaginī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāgyo* -
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bhāgya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naro' -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- adhamatam -
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√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second dual]
- o* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mataḥ -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
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 6506 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.