Sanskrit quote nr. 6537 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तीर्णभारलघुनाप्यलघूलपौघ- ।
सौहित्यनिःसहतरेण तरोरधस्तात् ॥uttīrṇabhāralaghunāpyalaghūlapaugha- |
sauhityaniḥsahatareṇa taroradhastāt ||
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.
Uttirna (uttīrṇa, उत्तीर्ण): defined in 7 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Laghu (लघु): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Alaghu (अलघु): defined in 4 categories.
Ulapa (उलप, ulapā, उलपा): defined in 3 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Sauhitya (सौहित्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nihsaha (niḥsaha, निःसह): defined in 2 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Adhastat (adhastāt, अधस्तात्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil
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: “uttīrṇabhāralaghunāpyalaghūlapaugha-”
- uttīrṇa -
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uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- laghunā -
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laghu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]laghu (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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]
- alaghū -
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alaghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alaghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]alaghu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ulapau -
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ulapa (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ulapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- augha -
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augha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “sauhityaniḥsahatareṇa taroradhastāt”
- sauhitya -
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sauhitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niḥsaha -
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niḥsaha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niḥsaha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tareṇa -
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tara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- taror -
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taru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]taru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- adhastāt -
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adhastāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6537 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.