Sanskrit quote nr. 1442 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुचरति शशाङ्कं राहुदोषेऽपि तारा पतति न वनवृक्षे याति भूमिं लता च ।
त्य्जति न च करेणुः पङ्कलग्नं गजेन्द्रं व्रजतु चरतु धर्मं भर्तृनाथा हि नार्यः ॥

anucarati śaśāṅkaṃ rāhudoṣe'pi tārā patati na vanavṛkṣe yāti bhūmiṃ latā ca |
tyjati na ca kareṇuḥ paṅkalagnaṃ gajendraṃ vrajatu caratu dharmaṃ bhartṛnāthā hi nāryaḥ ||

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.

Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Shashanka (sasanka, śaśāṅka, शशाङ्क): defined in 12 categories.
Dosha (dosa, doṣa, दोष, doṣā, दोषा): defined in 21 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (tārā, तारा): defined in 27 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vanu (वनु): defined in 1 categories.
Riksha (rksa, ṛkṣa, ऋक्ष, ṛkṣā, ऋक्षा): defined in 14 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhumi (bhūmi, भूमि): defined in 21 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pankalagna (paṅkalagna, पङ्कलग्न): defined in 1 categories.
Gajendra (गजेन्द्र): defined in 5 categories.
Dharma (धर्म): defined in 25 categories.
Natha (nātha, नाथ): defined in 14 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Nari (nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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: “anucarati śaśāṅkaṃ rāhudoṣe'pi tārā patati na vanavṛkṣe yāti bhūmiṃ latā ca”
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
carati -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
śaśāṅkam -
śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
rāhu -
rāhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
doṣe' -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

doṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dos (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tārā -
tārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
patati -
patat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vanavṛ -
vanu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ṛkṣe -
ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yāti -
yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
bhūmim -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
latā -
latā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “tyjati na ca kareṇuḥ paṅkalagnaṃ gajendraṃ vrajatu caratu dharmaṃ bhartṛnāthā hi nāryaḥ”
Cannot analyse tyjati*na
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kareṇuḥ -
kareṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

kareṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paṅkalagnam -
paṅkalagna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṅkalagna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

paṅkalagnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gajendram -
gajendra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vrajatu -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
caratu -
√car (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
dharmam -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharman (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

dharman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
bhartṛ -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāthā* -
nātha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nāryaḥ -
nārī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1442 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019