Sanskrit quote nr. 3541 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वः सुप्तो गजो मत्तो गावः प्रथमसूतिकाः ।
अन्तःपुरगतो राजा दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् ॥aśvaḥ supto gajo matto gāvaḥ prathamasūtikāḥ |
antaḥpuragato rājā 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.
Supta (सुप्त): defined in 13 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Matta (मत्त): defined in 19 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Sutika (sūtikā, सूतिका): defined in 6 categories.
Antahpura (antaḥpura, अन्तःपुर): defined in 7 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Raja (rāja, राज, rājā, राजा): defined in 16 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Tamil, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism
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: “aśvaḥ supto gajo matto gāvaḥ prathamasūtikāḥ”
- aśvaḥ -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- supto* -
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supta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √svap class 2 verb]
- gajo* -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- matto* -
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matta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- gāvaḥ -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- prathama -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūtikāḥ -
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sūtikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “antaḥpuragato rājā dūrataḥ parivarjayet”
- antaḥpura -
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antaḥpura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gato* -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dūrataḥ -
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dūrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- va -
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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 -
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√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 3541 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.