Sanskrit quote nr. 3539 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वं स्नातं गजं मत्तं वृषभं काममोहितम् ।
शूद्रमक्षरसंयुक्तं दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् ॥aśvaṃ snātaṃ gajaṃ mattaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ kāmamohitam |
śūdramakṣarasaṃyuktaṃ dūrataḥ parivarjayet ||
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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Snata (snāta, स्नात): defined in 9 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Vrishabha (vrsabha, vṛṣabha, वृषभ): defined in 17 categories.
Kamamohita (kāmamohita, काममोहित): defined in 2 categories.
Shudra (sudra, śūdra, शूद्र): defined in 14 categories.
Akshara (aksara, akṣara, अक्षर): defined in 17 categories.
Samyuktam (saṃyuktam, संयुक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samyukta (saṃyukta, संयुक्त): defined in 15 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali
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: “aśvaṃ snātaṃ gajaṃ mattaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ kāmamohitam”
- aśvam -
-
aśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]
- snātam -
-
snāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]snāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]snātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√snā -> snāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 4 verb]√snā -> snāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √snā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √snā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √snā class 4 verb]√snā (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- gajam -
-
gaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mattam -
-
matta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]matta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- vṛṣabham -
-
vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛṣabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛṣabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāmamohitam -
-
kāmamohita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmamohita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmamohitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “śūdramakṣarasaṃyuktaṃ dūrataḥ parivarjayet”
- śūdram -
-
śūdra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akṣara -
-
akṣara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akṣara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyuktam -
-
saṃyuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]saṃyukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃyukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dūrataḥ -
-
dūrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pari -
-
pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- va -
-
u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arjayet -
-
√ṛj (verb class 0)[optative active 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 3539 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.