Sanskrit quote nr. 6570 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्थाय पश्चिमे यामे कृतशौचः समाहितः ।
हुत्वाग्निं ब्राह्मणांश्चार्य प्रविशेच्च शुभां सभाम् ॥utthāya paścime yāme kṛtaśaucaḥ samāhitaḥ |
hutvāgniṃ brāhmaṇāṃścārya praviśecca śubhāṃ sabhām ||
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.
Utthaya (utthāya, उत्थाय): defined in 5 categories.
Uttha (उत्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Pashcime (pascime, paścime, पश्चिमे): defined in 1 categories.
Pashcima (pascima, paścima, पश्चिम, paścimā, पश्चिमा): defined in 12 categories.
Yama (yāma, याम, yāmā, यामा): defined in 27 categories.
Yami (yāmi, यामि): defined in 9 categories.
Kritashauca (krtasauca, kṛtaśauca, कृतशौच): defined in 3 categories.
Samahita (samāhita, समाहित): defined in 9 categories.
Agni (अग्नि): defined in 24 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण): defined in 19 categories.
Carya (cārya, चार्य): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Shubha (subha, śubhā, शुभा): defined in 18 categories.
Shubh (subh, śubh, शुभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Sabha (sabhā, सभा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “utthāya paścime yāme kṛtaśaucaḥ samāhitaḥ”
- utthāya -
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utthāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttha (noun, masculine)[dative single]uttha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- paścime -
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paścime (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paścima (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]paścima (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paścimā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yāme -
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yāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kṛtaśaucaḥ -
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kṛtaśauca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samāhitaḥ -
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samāhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “hutvāgniṃ brāhmaṇāṃścārya praviśecca śubhāṃ sabhām”
- hutvā -
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√hu -> hutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hu]
- agnim -
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agni (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- brāhmaṇāṃś -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cārya -
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cārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√car -> cārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √car]√car -> cārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √car]√car -> cārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √car]√car -> cārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √car]√car -> cārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √car]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- viśec -
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√viś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śubhām -
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śubhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śubh (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sabhām -
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sabhā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 6570 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.