Sanskrit quote nr. 7320 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वीकृतग्रीवमहो मुधैव ।
किं याचसे चातकपोत मेघम् ॥ūrdhvīkṛtagrīvamaho mudhaiva |
kiṃ yācase cātakapota megham ||
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.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cataka (cātaka, चातक): defined in 13 categories.
Pota (पोत): defined in 13 categories.
Megha (मेघ): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “ūrdhvīkṛtagrīvamaho mudhaiva”
- Cannot analyse ūrdhvīkṛtagrīvamaho*mu
- mudhai -
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mudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- Line 2: “kiṃ yācase cātakapota megham”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yācase -
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√yāc (verb class 1)[present middle second single]
- cātaka -
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cātaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pota -
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pota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pota (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- megham -
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megha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]megha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 7320 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.