Sanskrit quote nr. 6655 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्सवादुत्सवं यान्ति स्वर्गात् स्वर्गं सुखात् सुखम् ।
श्रद्धधानाश्च दान्ताश्च धनाढ्याः शुभकारिणः ॥

utsavādutsavaṃ yānti svargāt svargaṃ sukhāt sukham |
śraddhadhānāśca dāntāśca dhanāḍhyāḥ śubhakāriṇaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Utsava (उत्सव): defined in 9 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 16 categories.
Sukha (सुख): defined in 21 categories.
Sukham (सुखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Shraddha (sraddha, śraddha, श्रद्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Dhana (dhāna, धान, dhānā, धाना): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Danta (dānta, दान्त, dāntā, दान्ता): defined in 20 categories.
Dhanadhya (dhanāḍhya, धनाढ्य, dhanāḍhyā, धनाढ्या): defined in 4 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), 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: “utsavādutsavaṃ yānti svargāt svargaṃ sukhāt sukham
  • utsavād -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • utsavam -
  • utsava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • svargāt -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • svargam -
  • svarga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svargā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukhāt -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śraddhadhānāśca dāntāśca dhanāḍhyāḥ śubhakāriṇaḥ
  • śraddha -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śraddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānāś -
  • dhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāntāś -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanāḍhyāḥ -
  • dhanāḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhanāḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhakā -
  • śubhaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ariṇaḥ -
  • ari (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 6655 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.

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