Sanskrit quote nr. 6706 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

उदयं प्राप्य तीक्ष्णत्वाद् दुष्प्रेक्ष्यत्वमुपेयुषः ।
पादान्तिके वसुमतो न हि मानी निषीदति ॥

udayaṃ prāpya tīkṣṇatvād duṣprekṣyatvamupeyuṣaḥ |
pādāntike vasumato na hi mānī niṣīdati ||

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.

Udaya (उदय): defined in 21 categories.
Prapya (prāpya, प्राप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Tikshnatva (tiksnatva, tīkṣṇatva, तीक्ष्णत्व): defined in 1 categories.
Dushprekshya (duspreksya, duṣprekṣya, दुष्प्रेक्ष्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Upeyivas (उपेयिवस्): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Padat (pādāt, पादात्): defined in 1 categories.
Tika (तिक): defined in 11 categories.
Vasumat (वसुमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Mani (mānī, मानी): defined in 25 categories.
Manin (mānin, मानिन्): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Buddhism, Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)

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: “udayaṃ prāpya tīkṣṇatvād duṣprekṣyatvamupeyuṣaḥ
  • udayam -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīkṣṇatvād -
  • tīkṣṇatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • duṣprekṣya -
  • duṣprekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣprekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • upeyuṣaḥ -
  • upeyivas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    upeyivas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “pādāntike vasumato na hi mānī niṣīdati
  • pādān -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pādāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tike -
  • tika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vasumato* -
  • vasumat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vasumat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mānī -
  • mānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse niṣīdati

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 6706 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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