Sanskrit quote nr. 6677 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उत्सिक्तस्य तपःपराक्रमनिधेरस्यागमादेकतः ।
सत्स गप्रियता च वीररभसोन्मादश्च मां कर्षतः ॥

utsiktasya tapaḥparākramanidherasyāgamādekataḥ |
satsa gapriyatā ca vīrarabhasonmādaśca māṃ karṣataḥ ||

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.

Utsikta (उत्सिक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Parakrama (parākrama, पराक्रम): defined in 11 categories.
Nidhi (निधि): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rasin (रसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Rasya (रस्य, rasyā, रस्या): defined in 3 categories.
Agama (āgama, आगम): defined in 21 categories.
Ekatah (ekataḥ, एकतः): defined in 1 categories.
Ekata (एकत): defined in 7 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Priyata (priyatā, प्रियता): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vira (vīra, वीर): defined in 22 categories.
Rabhasa (rabhasā, रभसा): defined in 6 categories.
Rabhas (रभस्): defined in 1 categories.
Unmada (unmāda, उन्माद): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Prakrit, Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “utsiktasya tapaḥparākramanidherasyāgamādekataḥ
  • utsiktasya -
  • utsikta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    utsikta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tapaḥ -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parākrama -
  • parākrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nidher -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rasyā -
  • rasin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    rasin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras -> rasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ras]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ras -> rasya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
    ras -> rasyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ras class 10 verb]
  • āgamād -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ekataḥ -
  • ekataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ekata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “satsa gapriyatā ca vīrarabhasonmādaśca māṃ karṣataḥ
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyatā -
  • priyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rabhaso -
  • rabhasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rabhasā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    rabhasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rabhasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rabhas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rabhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmādaś -
  • unmāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • karṣataḥ -
  • kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]
    kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]
    kṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

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 6677 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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