Sanskrit quote nr. 7267 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उषः शशंस गार्ग्यस्तु शकुनं तु बृहस्पतिः ।
मनोजयं तु माण्डव्यो विप्रवाक्यं जनार्दनः ॥uṣaḥ śaśaṃsa gārgyastu śakunaṃ tu bṛhaspatiḥ |
manojayaṃ tu māṇḍavyo vipravākyaṃ janārdanaḥ ||
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.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Gargi (gārgī, गार्गी): defined in 2 categories.
Gargya (gārgya, गार्ग्य): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Shakuna (sakuna, śakuna, शकुन): defined in 15 categories.
Brihaspati (brhaspati, bṛhaspati, बृहस्पति): defined in 16 categories.
Manoja (मनोज): defined in 5 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Mandavi (māṇḍavī, माण्डवी): defined in 5 categories.
Mandavya (māṇḍavya, माण्डव्य): defined in 6 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Janardana (janārdana, जनार्दन): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Purana (epic history), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “uṣaḥ śaśaṃsa gārgyastu śakunaṃ tu bṛhaspatiḥ”
- uṣaḥ -
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uṣas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaśaṃsa -
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√śaṃs (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- gārgyas -
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gārgī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gārgya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śakunam -
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śakuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bṛhaspatiḥ -
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bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “manojayaṃ tu māṇḍavyo vipravākyaṃ janārdanaḥ”
- manoja -
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manoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- māṇḍavyo* -
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māṇḍavī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]māṇḍavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipra -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- janārdanaḥ -
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janārdana (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 7267 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.