Sanskrit quote nr. 7755 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
गतानुगतिको मूर्खः शास्त्रोन्मादश्च पण्डितः ।
नित्यक्षीबश्च वेश्यानां जङ्गमाः कल्पपादपाः ॥gatānugatiko mūrkhaḥ śāstronmādaśca paṇḍitaḥ |
nityakṣībaśca veśyānāṃ jaṅgamāḥ kalpapādapāḥ ||
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.
Gatanugatika (gatānugatika, गतानुगतिक): defined in 4 categories.
Murkha (mūrkha, मूर्ख): defined in 10 categories.
Shastri (sastr, śāstṛ, शास्तृ): defined in 10 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Unmada (unmāda, उन्माद): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Pandita (paṇḍita, पण्डित): defined in 16 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Kshiba (ksiba, kṣība, क्षीब): defined in 2 categories.
Veshya (vesya, veśya, वेश्य, veśyā, वेश्या): defined in 8 categories.
Jangama (jaṅgama, जङ्गम, jaṅgamā, जङ्गमा): defined in 13 categories.
Kalpapadapa (kalpapādapa, कल्पपादप): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit
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: “gatānugatiko mūrkhaḥ śāstronmādaśca paṇḍitaḥ”
- gatānugatiko* -
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gatānugatika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrkhaḥ -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāstro -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- unmādaś -
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unmāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṇḍitaḥ -
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paṇḍita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “nityakṣībaśca veśyānāṃ jaṅgamāḥ kalpapādapāḥ”
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣībaś -
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kṣība (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veśyānām -
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veśya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]veśya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]veśyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √viś class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]√viś -> veśya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √viś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √viś]
- jaṅgamāḥ -
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jaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kalpapādapāḥ -
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kalpapādapa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 7755 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.