Sanskrit quote nr. 6555 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गे विभवद्रुमस्य शिखरे भुक्त्वा फलं स्वेच्छया ।
तस्मात् प्रस्खलितः पदाद्विधिवशाद् भ्रष्टो निरालम्बनः ॥uttu ge vibhavadrumasya śikhare bhuktvā phalaṃ svecchayā |
tasmāt praskhalitaḥ padādvidhivaśād bhraṣṭo nirālambanaḥ ||
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.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Vibhava (विभव): defined in 21 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर, śikharā, शिखरा): defined in 18 categories.
Bhuktva (bhuktvā, भुक्त्वा): defined in 4 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Sveccha (svecchā, स्वेच्छा): defined in 10 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Praskhalita (प्रस्खलित): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Vidhivashat (vidhivasat, vidhivaśāt, विधिवशात्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhrashta (bhrasta, bhraṣṭa, भ्रष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Niralambana (nirālambana, निरालम्बन): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Hinduism, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (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: “uttu ge vibhavadrumasya śikhare bhuktvā phalaṃ svecchayā”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ge
- ge -
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ga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vibhava -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- drumasya -
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druma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- śikhare -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]śikhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śikharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhuktvā -
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bhuktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhuj]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svecchayā -
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svecchā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tasmāt praskhalitaḥ padādvidhivaśād bhraṣṭo nirālambanaḥ”
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- praskhalitaḥ -
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praskhalita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- padād -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vidhivaśād -
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vidhivaśāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhraṣṭo* -
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bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirālambanaḥ -
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nirālambana (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 6555 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.