Sanskrit quote nr. 6586 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पत्तिः पयसां निधेर्वपुरपि ख्यातं सुधामन्दिरं ।
स्पर्धन्ते विशदा लताभसरला हारावलीमंशवः ॥utpattiḥ payasāṃ nidhervapurapi khyātaṃ sudhāmandiraṃ |
spardhante viśadā latābhasaralā hārāvalīmaṃśavaḥ ||
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.
Utpatti (उत्पत्ति): defined in 14 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Payasa (payasā, पयसा): defined in 11 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.
Vapu (वपु): defined in 8 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Khyata (khyāta, ख्यात): defined in 6 categories.
Sudhaman (sudhāman, सुधामन्): defined in 2 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Sarala (सरल, saralā, सरला): defined in 15 categories.
Haravali (hārāvalī, हारावली): defined in 3 categories.
Amshu (amsu, aṃśu, अंशु): defined in 10 categories.
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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: “utpattiḥ payasāṃ nidhervapurapi khyātaṃ sudhāmandiraṃ”
- utpattiḥ -
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utpatti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- payasām -
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payas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]payasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nidher -
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nidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vapur -
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vapus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vapus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vapu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vapu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- khyātam -
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khyāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khyāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]khyātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā -> khyāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √khyā class 2 verb]√khyā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- sudhāman -
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sudhāman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “spardhante viśadā latābhasaralā hārāvalīmaṃśavaḥ”
- spardhante -
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√spṛdh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]√spardh (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- viśadā* -
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viśada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viśadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- latā -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bha -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saralā* -
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sarala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saralā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hārāvalīm -
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hārāvalī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṃśavaḥ -
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aṃśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 6586 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.