Sanskrit quote nr. 7037 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपकृतं बहु तत्र किमुच्यते ।
सुजनता प्रथिता भवता परम् ॥upakṛtaṃ bahu tatra kimucyate |
sujanatā prathitā bhavatā param ||
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.
Upakrita (upakrta, upakṛta, उपकृत): defined in 4 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Tatra (तत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sujanata (sujanatā, सुजनता): defined in 3 categories.
Prathita (प्रथित, prathitā, प्रथिता): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 6 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “upakṛtaṃ bahu tatra kimucyate”
- upakṛtam -
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upakṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upakṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upakṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ucyate -
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√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]√vac (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vac (verb class 3)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “sujanatā prathitā bhavatā param”
- sujanatā -
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sujanatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prathitā* -
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prathita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√prath -> prathita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √prath], [vocative plural from √prath]√prath -> prathitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √prath class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √prath class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √prath class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √prath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √prath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √prath class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √prath], [vocative plural from √prath], [accusative plural from √prath]
- bhavatā -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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 7037 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.