Sanskrit quote nr. 3586 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टादश तथा मध्ये हीने चैव चतुर्दश ।
सप्ताङ्गुलः खुरः प्रोक्त उत्तमाश्वस्य पण्डितैः ॥aṣṭādaśa tathā madhye hīne caiva caturdaśa |
saptāṅgulaḥ khuraḥ prokta uttamāśvasya paṇḍitaiḥ ||
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.
Ashtadasha (astadasa, aṣṭādaśa, अष्टादश): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Hina (hīna, हीन, hīnā, हीना): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Caturdasha (caturdasa, caturdaśa, चतुर्दश): defined in 7 categories.
Sapta (सप्त, saptā, सप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Angula (aṅgula, अङ्गुल): defined in 13 categories.
Khura (खुर): defined in 10 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम, uttamā, उत्तमा): defined in 21 categories.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Nepali, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaiva philosophy
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: “aṣṭādaśa tathā madhye hīne caiva caturdaśa”
- aṣṭādaśa -
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aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hīne -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[locative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hā class 1 verb], [locative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [locative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [locative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √hā class 3 verb]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- caturdaśa -
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caturdaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caturdaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “saptāṅgulaḥ khuraḥ prokta uttamāśvasya paṇḍitaiḥ”
- saptā -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- aṅgulaḥ -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khuraḥ -
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khura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prokta* -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uttamā -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvasya -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- paṇḍitaiḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]paṇḍita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
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 3586 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.