Sanskrit quote nr. 6593 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्पत्रेव दृशोऽर्चिषा कुसुमितेवेन्दोः करैर्भोगिभिः ।
सारोहेव जटाटवी फलतु वः श्रेयो भवानीपतेः ॥utpatreva dṛśo'rciṣā kusumitevendoḥ karairbhogibhiḥ |
sāroheva jaṭāṭavī phalatu vaḥ śreyo bhavānīpateḥ ||
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.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Kusumita (कुसुमित, kusumitā, कुसुमिता): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Bhogin (भोगिन्): defined in 12 categories.
Saroha (sāroha, सारोह, sārohā, सारोहा): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jaṭa, जट, jaṭā, जटा): defined in 21 categories.
Atavi (aṭavi, अटवि, aṭavī, अटवी): defined in 11 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Shreyah (sreyah, śreyaḥ, श्रेयः): defined in 1 categories.
Shreyas (sreyas, śreyas, श्रेयस्): defined in 8 categories.
Shreya (sreya, śreya, श्रेय): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavanipati (bhavānīpati, भवानीपति): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kannada, Pali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “utpatreva dṛśo'rciṣā kusumitevendoḥ karairbhogibhiḥ”
- Cannot analyse utpatreva*dṛ
- dṛśo' -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- arciṣā -
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arcis (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]arcis (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kusumite -
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kusumita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kusumita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kusumitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- indoḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karair -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- bhogibhiḥ -
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bhogin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bhogin (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “sāroheva jaṭāṭavī phalatu vaḥ śreyo bhavānīpateḥ”
- sārohe -
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sāroha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sāroha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sārohā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jaṭā -
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jaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jaṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṭavī -
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aṭavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]aṭavi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- phalatu -
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√phal (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- bhavānīpateḥ -
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bhavānīpati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 6593 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.