Sanskrit quote nr. 6318 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चावचं न कुरुत स्वनितं पत गास् ।
तूर्णं मुखानि पशवो मुकुलीकुरुध्वम् ॥uccāvacaṃ na kuruta svanitaṃ pata gās |
tūrṇaṃ mukhāni paśavo mukulīkurudhvam ||
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.
Uccavaca (uccāvaca, उच्चावच): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Svanita (स्वनित): defined in 3 categories.
Pata (पत): defined in 20 categories.
Turnam (tūrṇam, तूर्णम्): defined in 1 categories.
Turna (tūrṇa, तूर्ण): defined in 5 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Mukulin (मुकुलिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of 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: “uccāvacaṃ na kuruta svanitaṃ pata gās”
- uccāvacam -
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uccāvaca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uccāvaca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uccāvacā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuruta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second plural]
- svanitam -
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svanita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svanita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svanitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√svan -> svanita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √svan]√svan -> svanita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √svan]√svan -> svanitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √svan]√svan -> svanita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √svan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svan]√svan -> svanita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √svan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √svan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √svan], [accusative single from √svan]
- pata -
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pata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pat (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse gās
- Line 2: “tūrṇaṃ mukhāni paśavo mukulīkurudhvam”
- tūrṇam -
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tūrṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
- mukhāni -
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mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paśavo* -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mukulī -
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mukulin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurudhvam -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative middle second plural]
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 6318 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.