Sanskrit quote nr. 4385 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगन्तौ जाङ्घिके चैव सर्वे काकाः समाः स्मृताः ।
क्षेत्रजे शकुने ग्राह्यः काकोलस्तेषु सर्वदा ॥āgantau jāṅghike caiva sarve kākāḥ samāḥ smṛtāḥ |
kṣetraje śakune grāhyaḥ kākolasteṣu sarvadā ||
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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.
Agantu (āgantu, आगन्तु): defined in 6 categories.
Janghika (jāṅghika, जाङ्घिक, jāṅghikā, जाङ्घिका): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक, kākā, काका): defined in 18 categories.
Sama (सम, samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत, smṛtā, स्मृता): defined in 4 categories.
Smrito (smrto, smṛto, स्मृतो): defined in 1 categories.
Kshetraja (ksetraja, kṣetraja, क्षेत्रज, kṣetrajā, क्षेत्रजा): defined in 6 categories.
Shakuna (sakuna, śakuna, शकुन): defined in 15 categories.
Shakuni (sakuni, śakuni, शकुनि): defined in 11 categories.
Grahya (grāhya, ग्राह्य): defined in 11 categories.
Kakola (kākola, काकोल): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Sarvada (sarvadā, सर्वदा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, India history, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “āgantau jāṅghike caiva sarve kākāḥ samāḥ smṛtāḥ”
- āgantau -
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āgantu (noun, masculine)[locative single]āgantu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- jāṅghike -
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jāṅghika (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāṅghika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāṅghikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kākāḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kākā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- samāḥ -
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sama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- smṛtāḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]smṛto (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kṣetraje śakune grāhyaḥ kākolasteṣu sarvadā”
- kṣetraje -
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kṣetraja (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣetraja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣetrajā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śakune -
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śakuna (noun, masculine)[locative single]śakuna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śakuni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- grāhyaḥ -
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grāhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grāhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
- kākolas -
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kākola (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (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 4385 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.