Sanskrit quote nr. 6321 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चासनगतो नीचः नीच एव न चोत्तमः ।
प्रसादशिखरस्थोऽपि काकः किं गरुडायते ॥uccāsanagato nīcaḥ nīca eva na cottamaḥ |
prasādaśikharastho'pi kākaḥ kiṃ garuḍāyate ||
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.
Ucca (uccā, उच्चा): defined in 14 categories.
Sanaga (सनग): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Nica (nīca, नीच): defined in 13 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 9 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर): defined in 18 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Garuda (garuḍa, गरुड): defined in 23 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, India history, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kavya (poetry), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “uccāsanagato nīcaḥ nīca eva na cottamaḥ”
- uccā -
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uccā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sanaga -
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sanaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīcaḥ -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīca* -
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nīca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- co -
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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]
- uttamaḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prasādaśikharastho'pi kākaḥ kiṃ garuḍāyate”
- prasāda -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikharas -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tho' -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- garuḍāya -
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garuḍa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative 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 6321 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.