Sanskrit quote nr. 7063 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपदिशति लोकवृत्तं ।
वितरति वित्तं विनोदयति चित्तम् ॥upadiśati lokavṛttaṃ |
vitarati vittaṃ vinodayati cittam ||
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.
Upada (upadā, उपदा): defined in 4 categories.
Upadi (upadī, उपदी): defined in 3 categories.
Shati (sati, śatī, शती): defined in 16 categories.
Shatin (satin, śatin, शतिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Lokavritta (lokavrtta, lokavṛtta, लोकवृत्त): defined in 1 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Arati (अरति): defined in 15 categories.
Vitta (वित्त): defined in 12 categories.
Vinoda (विनोद): defined in 9 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Citta (चित्त): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Shaiva philosophy
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: “upadiśati lokavṛttaṃ”
- upadi -
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upadī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]upadā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śati -
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śatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śatin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lokavṛttam -
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lokavṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vitarati vittaṃ vinodayati cittam”
- vit -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- arati -
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arati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]arati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vittam -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- vinoda -
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vinoda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- cittam -
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citta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cittā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√cit (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
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 7063 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.