Sanskrit quote nr. 6661 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्साहकारकसखीवचनैर्विधाय ।
भूषाविधिं कनकगौरतरा गकेषु ॥utsāhakārakasakhīvacanairvidhāya |
bhūṣāvidhiṃ kanakagauratarā gakeṣu ||
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.
Utsahaka (utsāhaka, उत्साहक, utsāhakā, उत्साहका): defined in 2 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Kanakagaura (कनकगौर): defined in 1 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil
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: “utsāhakārakasakhīvacanairvidhāya”
- utsāhakā -
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utsāhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsāhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]utsāhakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- araka -
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araka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sakhī -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- vacanair -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vacana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vidhāya -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[dative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “bhūṣāvidhiṃ kanakagauratarā gakeṣu”
- bhūṣā -
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bhūṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhūṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- avidhim -
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avidhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kanakagaura -
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kanakagaura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarā* -
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tara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]taras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keṣu -
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ka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[locative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[locative 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 6661 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.