Sanskrit Subhashit

A subhashita is a literary genre of Sanskrit epigrammatic poems and their message is an aphorism maxim advice fact truth lesson or riddle. Su in Sanskrit means good; bhashita means spoken; which together literally means well spoken or eloquent saying.

Subhashitas in Sanskrit are short memorable verses typically in four padas (verses) but sometimes just two, but their structure follows a meter.

Subhashitas are one of many forms of creative works that have survived from ancient and medieval era of India, and sometimes known as Suktis. Ancient and medieval Indian literature created tens of thousands of subhashitas covering a vast range of subjects.

Subhashitas are Sanskrit aphorisms or maxims. "Su" in Sanskrit means good; "bhashita" means spoken; which together means well spoken.