Sanskrit quote nr. 4313 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकृष्टिः कृतचेतसां सुमहतामुच्चाटनं चांहसाम् ।
आचण्डालममूकलोकसुलभो वश्यश्च मोक्षश्रियः ॥ākṛṣṭiḥ kṛtacetasāṃ sumahatāmuccāṭanaṃ cāṃhasām |
ācaṇḍālamamūkalokasulabho vaśyaśca mokṣaśriyaḥ ||
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.
Akrishti (akrsti, ākṛṣṭi, आकृष्टि): defined in 4 categories.
Kritacetas (krtacetas, kṛtacetas, कृतचेतस्): defined in 2 categories.
Sumahat (सुमहत्): defined in 3 categories.
Uccatana (uccāṭana, उच्चाटन): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Hasa (हस): defined in 13 categories.
Da (ḍa, ड, ḍā, डा): defined in 7 categories.
Alam (अलम्): defined in 9 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Kala (कल, kalā, कला): defined in 33 categories.
Uka (उक): defined in 6 categories.
Sulabha (सुलभ): defined in 12 categories.
Vashya (vasya, vaśya, वश्य): defined in 11 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), 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: “ākṛṣṭiḥ kṛtacetasāṃ sumahatāmuccāṭanaṃ cāṃhasām”
- ākṛṣṭiḥ -
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ākṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛtacetasām -
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kṛtacetas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sumahatām -
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sumahat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sumahat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sumahatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- uccāṭanam -
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uccāṭana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uccāṭana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāṃ -
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cā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- hasā -
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hasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√has (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ācaṇḍālamamūkalokasulabho vaśyaśca mokṣaśriyaḥ”
- ācaṇ -
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√ac (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]√añc (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- ḍā -
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ḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alam -
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alam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- amū -
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adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- kalo -
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kala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- uka -
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uka (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sulabho* -
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sulabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaśyaś -
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vaśī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mokṣa -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 4313 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.