Sanskrit quote nr. 1133 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधीरः कर्कशः स्तब्धः कुचेलः स्वयमागतः ।
एते पञ्च न पूज्यन्ते बृहस्पतिसमा यदि ॥adhīraḥ karkaśaḥ stabdhaḥ kucelaḥ svayamāgataḥ |
ete pañca na pūjyante bṛhaspatisamā yadi ||
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.
Adhira (adhīra, अधीर): defined in 5 categories.
Karkasha (karkasa, karkaśa, कर्कश): defined in 11 categories.
Stabdha (स्तब्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Kucela (कुचेल): defined in 4 categories.
Svayamagata (svayamāgata, स्वयमागत): defined in 1 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च): defined in 17 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Brihaspatisama (brhaspatisama, bṛhaspatisama, बृहस्पतिसम, bṛhaspatisamā, बृहस्पतिसमा): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Pali, Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “adhīraḥ karkaśaḥ stabdhaḥ kucelaḥ svayamāgataḥ”
- adhīraḥ -
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adhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karkaśaḥ -
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karkaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stabdhaḥ -
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stabdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stabh class 9 verb]√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative single from √stambh class 9 verb]
- kucelaḥ -
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kucela (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- svayamāgataḥ -
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svayamāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ete pañca na pūjyante bṛhaspatisamā yadi”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūjyante -
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√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive third plural]
- bṛhaspatisamā* -
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bṛhaspatisama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bṛhaspatisamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative 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 1133 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.