Sanskrit quote nr. 1461 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुदिनमनुकूलमाचरन्तं विहितमतिः प्रतिकूलमाचरेत् कः ।
शमितगरलजातकण्ठदाहं शितिकण्ठः शशिनं शिरह्सु धत्ते ॥anudinamanukūlamācarantaṃ vihitamatiḥ pratikūlamācaret kaḥ |
śamitagaralajātakaṇṭhadāhaṃ śitikaṇṭhaḥ śaśinaṃ śirahsu dhatte ||
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.
Anudinam (अनुदिनम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anukula (anukūla, अनुकूल): defined in 8 categories.
Aca (āca, आच): defined in 4 categories.
Ranta (रन्त): defined in 2 categories.
Vihita (विहित): defined in 9 categories.
Mati (मति): defined in 16 categories.
Pratikula (pratikūla, प्रतिकूल): defined in 7 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Garala (गरल): defined in 6 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Shitikantha (sitikantha, śitikaṇṭha, शितिकण्ठ): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, India history, Tamil, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “anudinamanukūlamācarantaṃ vihitamatiḥ pratikūlamācaret kaḥ”
- anudinam -
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anudinam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anukūlam -
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anukūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anukūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anukūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āca -
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āca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√ac (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- rantam -
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√ran -> ranta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 4 verb]√ran -> ranta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ran class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ran class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ran class 4 verb]
- vihita -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vihita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratikūlam -
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pratikūla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratikūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratikūlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śamitagaralajātakaṇṭhadāhaṃ śitikaṇṭhaḥ śaśinaṃ śirahsu dhatte”
- śamita -
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śamita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śamita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)[compound from √śam]√śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)[compound from √śam]√śam -> śamita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śam]√śam -> śamita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śam]
- garala -
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garala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāta -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- kaṇṭhad -
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√kaṇṭh -> kaṇṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṇṭh class 1 verb]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śitikaṇṭhaḥ -
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śitikaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaśinam -
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śaśin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse śirahsu*dh
- dhatte -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[present middle third 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 1461 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.