Sanskrit quote nr. 3112 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलघुता जठरस्य कुचौ गता ।
चरणचञ्चलता नयने गता ॥alaghutā jaṭharasya kucau gatā |
caraṇacañcalatā nayane gatā ||
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.
Alaghu (अलघु): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Jathara (jaṭhara, जठर): defined in 11 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Cancalata (cañcalatā, चञ्चलता): defined in 2 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Kannada, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “alaghutā jaṭharasya kucau gatā”
- alaghu -
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alaghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]alaghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]alaghu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- jaṭharasya -
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jaṭhara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jaṭhara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kucau -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gatā -
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gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “caraṇacañcalatā nayane gatā”
- caraṇa -
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caraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cañcalatā* -
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cañcalatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nayane -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[locative single]nayana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nayanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- gatā -
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gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[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 3112 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.