Sanskrit quote nr. 8716 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करप्रचेयामुत्तुङ्गप्रभुशक्तिं प्रथीयसीम् ।
प्रज्ञाबलबृहन्मूलः फलत्युत्साहपादपः ॥karapraceyāmuttuṅgaprabhuśaktiṃ prathīyasīm |
prajñābalabṛhanmūlaḥ phalatyutsāhapādapaḥ ||
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.
Karapraceya (karapraceyā, करप्रचेया): defined in 1 categories.
Uttunga (uttuṅga, उत्तुङ्ग): defined in 3 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Prathiyas (prathīyas, प्रथीयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Prajna (prajña, प्रज्ञ, prajñā, प्रज्ञा): defined in 11 categories.
Abala (अबल): defined in 11 categories.
Brihat (brhat, bṛhat, बृहत्): defined in 7 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Phalat (फलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Kannada, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “karapraceyāmuttuṅgaprabhuśaktiṃ prathīyasīm”
- karapraceyām -
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karapraceyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uttuṅga -
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uttuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhu -
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prabhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prabhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prabhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śaktim -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prathīyasī -
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prathīyas (noun, masculine)[locative single]prathīyas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “prajñābalabṛhanmūlaḥ phalatyutsāhapādapaḥ”
- prajñā -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prajñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abala -
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abala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bṛhan -
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bṛhat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bṛhat (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bṛhat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[compound from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[compound from √bṛh]bṛhat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bṛh], [vocative single from √bṛh], [accusative single from √bṛh]
- mūlaḥ -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- phalatyu -
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√phal -> phalat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal -> phalat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √phal class 1 verb], [locative single from √phal class 1 verb]√phal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- utsāha -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pādapaḥ -
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pādapa (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 8716 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.