Sanskrit quote nr. 6342 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्चैरेष तरुः फलं च पृथुलं दृष्ट्वैव हृष्टः शुकः ।
पक्वं शालिवनं विहाय जडधीस् तां नालिकेरीं गतः ॥uccaireṣa taruḥ phalaṃ ca pṛthulaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva hṛṣṭaḥ śukaḥ |
pakvaṃ śālivanaṃ vihāya jaḍadhīs tāṃ nālikerīṃ gataḥ ||
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.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Tarus (तरुस्): defined in 1 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Prithula (prthula, pṛthula, पृथुल): defined in 4 categories.
Hrishta (hrsta, hṛṣṭa, हृष्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Shuka (suka, śuka, शुक): defined in 18 categories.
Pakva (पक्व): defined in 7 categories.
Shalivah (salivah, śālivah, शालिवह्): defined in 1 categories.
Vihaya (vihāya, विहाय): defined in 7 categories.
Jadadhi (jaḍadhī, जडधी): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Nalika (nālika, नालिक, nālikā, नालिका): defined in 17 categories.
Irin (इरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism
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: “uccaireṣa taruḥ phalaṃ ca pṛthulaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva hṛṣṭaḥ śukaḥ”
- uccair -
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uccaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ucca (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ucca (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- taruḥ -
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tarus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]taru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]taru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛthulam -
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pṛthula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pṛthula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pṛthulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvai -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hṛṣṭaḥ -
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hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- śukaḥ -
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śuka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pakvaṃ śālivanaṃ vihāya jaḍadhīs tāṃ nālikerīṃ gataḥ”
- pakvam -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- śālivan -
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śālivah (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vihāya -
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vihāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jaḍadhīs -
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jaḍadhī (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jaḍadhī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nālike -
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nālika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nālika (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- irī -
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irin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]irin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gataḥ -
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gat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gata (noun, masculine)[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 6342 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.