Sanskrit quote nr. 6518 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तानामुपधाय बाहुलतिकामेकामपा गश्रिताम् ।
अन्यामप्यलसां निधाय विपुलाभोगे नितम्बस्थले ॥uttānāmupadhāya bāhulatikāmekāmapā gaśritām |
anyāmapyalasāṃ nidhāya vipulābhoge nitambasthale ||
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.
Uttana (uttānā, उत्ताना): defined in 8 categories.
Utta (उत्त, uttā, उत्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Upadhaya (upadhāya, उपधाय): defined in 1 categories.
Bahulatika (bāhulatikā, बाहुलतिका): defined in 1 categories.
Eka (ekā, एका): defined in 16 categories.
Apas (अपस्): defined in 7 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Shrit (srit, śrit, श्रित्): defined in 1 categories.
Shrita (srita, śritā, श्रिता): defined in 5 categories.
Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Nidhaya (nidhāya, निधाय): defined in 4 categories.
Vipula (विपुल, vipulā, विपुला): defined in 14 categories.
Abhoga (अभोग): defined in 8 categories.
Nitambasthala (नितम्बस्थल): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Buddhism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ayurveda (science of life), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “uttānāmupadhāya bāhulatikāmekāmapā gaśritām”
- uttānām -
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uttānā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]utta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]utta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]uttā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √ud class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √ud class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> uttā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √ud class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √ud class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √und class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √und class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √und class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √und class 7 verb]√und -> uttā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √und class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √und class 7 verb]
- upadhāya -
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upadhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāhulatikām -
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bāhulatikā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ekām -
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ekā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- apā* -
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apas (noun, feminine)[nominative single]apas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śritām -
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śrit (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śrit (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]śritā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √śri class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “anyāmapyalasāṃ nidhāya vipulābhoge nitambasthale”
- anyām -
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anī (noun, feminine)[locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- alasām -
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alas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]alas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]alasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nidhāya -
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nidhāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vipulā -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vipulā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhoge -
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abhoga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nitambasthale -
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nitambasthala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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 6518 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.