Sanskrit quote nr. 6532 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तिष्ठमानस्तु परो नोपेक्ष्यः पथ्यमिच्छता ।
समौ हि शिष्टैराम्नातौ वर्त्स्यन्तावामयः स च ॥uttiṣṭhamānastu paro nopekṣyaḥ pathyamicchatā |
samau hi śiṣṭairāmnātau vartsyantāvāmayaḥ sa ca ||
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.
Parah (paraḥ, परः): defined in 4 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Upekshya (upeksya, upekṣya, उपेक्ष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Pathya (पथ्य): defined in 11 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Sama (सम): defined in 28 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Shishta (sista, śiṣṭa, शिष्ट): defined in 9 categories.
Amnata (āmnāta, आम्नात): defined in 3 categories.
Vartsyat (वर्त्स्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Amaya (āmaya, आमय): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nyaya (school of 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: “uttiṣṭhamānastu paro nopekṣyaḥ pathyamicchatā”
- Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhamānastu*pa
- paro* -
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paraḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- no -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- upekṣyaḥ -
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upekṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pathyam -
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pathya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pathya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pathyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “samau hi śiṣṭairāmnātau vartsyantāvāmayaḥ sa ca”
- samau -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śiṣṭair -
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śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 7 verb]
- āmnātau -
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āmnāta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vartsyantāvā -
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vartsyat (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vṛt -> vartsyat (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- āmayaḥ -
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āmaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 6532 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.