Sanskrit quote nr. 6378 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उज्जाडिते यदा ग्रामे गच्छतां दक्षिणस्वराः ।
श्र्गालास् तं पुनः स्थानं कथयन्ति करस्थितम् ॥ujjāḍite yadā grāme gacchatāṃ dakṣiṇasvarāḥ |
śrgālās taṃ punaḥ sthānaṃ kathayanti karasthitam ||
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.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Grama (grāma, ग्राम): defined in 15 categories.
Gacchat (गच्छत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Svara (स्वर, svarā, स्वरा): defined in 21 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Pu (पु, pū, पू): defined in 7 categories.
Puna (पुन): defined in 6 categories.
Sthana (sthāna, स्थान): defined in 22 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ujjāḍite yadā grāme gacchatāṃ dakṣiṇasvarāḥ”
- Cannot analyse ujjāḍite*ya
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- grāme -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]grāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- gacchatām -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]gacchat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]gacchatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√gam (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- dakṣiṇa -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- svarāḥ -
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svara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “śrgālās taṃ punaḥ sthānaṃ kathayanti karasthitam”
- Cannot analyse śrgālās*ta
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kathayanti -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 6378 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.