Sanskrit quote nr. 6660 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्साहः स्याद्रसे हास्ये ताले कन्दुकसंज्ञके ।
वंशाभिवृद्धिकृत्पादस् त्रयोदशमिताक्षरः ॥utsāhaḥ syādrase hāsye tāle kandukasaṃjñake |
vaṃśābhivṛddhikṛtpādas trayodaśamitākṣaraḥ ||
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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.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Syat (syāt, स्यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Sya (स्य): defined in 3 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Hasya (hāsya, हास्य, hāsyā, हास्या): defined in 12 categories.
Tala (tāla, ताल, tālā, ताला): defined in 25 categories.
Tali (tāli, तालि): defined in 10 categories.
Kanduka (कन्दुक): defined in 9 categories.
Vamsha (vamsa, vaṃśa, वंश): defined in 21 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Trayodasha (trayodasa, trayodaśa, त्रयोदश): defined in 8 categories.
Ita (इत, itā, इता): defined in 6 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “utsāhaḥ syādrase hāsye tāle kandukasaṃjñake”
- utsāhaḥ -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- rase -
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rasa (noun, masculine)[locative single]rasā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ras (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- hāsye -
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hāsya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hāsya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hāsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb], [locative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative single from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb]√hā (verb class 3)[future middle first single]√has (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- tāle -
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tāla (noun, masculine)[locative single]tāla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tālā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tāli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kanduka -
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kanduka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sañjñake -
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sañjñaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]sañjñaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “vaṃśābhivṛddhikṛtpādas trayodaśamitākṣaraḥ”
- vaṃśā -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhivṛddhi -
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abhivṛddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛt -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pādas -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- trayodaśam -
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trayodaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]trayodaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trayodaśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- itā -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]itā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- akṣaraḥ -
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akṣara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣar (verb class 1)[imperfect active second 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 6660 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.