Sanskrit quote nr. 6358 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उच्छिन्नाश्रयकातरेव कुलटा गोत्रान्तरं श्रीर्गता ।
तामेवानुगता गतानुगतिकास्त्यक्तानुरागाः प्रजाः ॥ucchinnāśrayakātareva kulaṭā gotrāntaraṃ śrīrgatā |
tāmevānugatā gatānugatikāstyaktānurāgāḥ prajāḥ ||
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.
Ucchinna (उच्छिन्न, ucchinnā, उच्छिन्ना): defined in 7 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Katara (kātara, कातर, kātarā, कातरा): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Kulata (kulaṭa, कुलट, kulaṭā, कुलटा): defined in 6 categories.
Gotranta (gotrānta, गोत्रान्त): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Tami (tāmi, तामि): defined in 3 categories.
Ivat (īvat, ईवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Gatanugatika (gatānugatika, गतानुगतिक, gatānugatikā, गतानुगतिका): defined in 4 categories.
Tyakta (त्यक्त): defined in 6 categories.
Ura (urā, उरा): defined in 9 categories.
Aga (अग, agā, अगा): defined in 9 categories.
Ago (अगो): defined in 4 categories.
Praja (प्रज, prajā, प्रजा): defined in 7 categories.
Prajas (प्रजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kannada, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
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: “ucchinnāśrayakātareva kulaṭā gotrāntaraṃ śrīrgatā”
- ucchinnā -
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ucchinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucchinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ucchinnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśraya -
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āśraya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśraya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kātare -
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kātara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kātara (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kātarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kulaṭā* -
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kulaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kulaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gotrānta -
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gotrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ram -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrīr -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- gatā -
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gat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tāmevānugatā gatānugatikāstyaktānurāgāḥ prajāḥ”
- tāme -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- īvān -
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īvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- atā -
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- gatānugatikās -
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gatānugatika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatānugatikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tyaktān -
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tyakta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
- urā -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]urā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agāḥ -
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aga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ago (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- prajāḥ -
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praja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prajas (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 6358 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.