Sanskrit quote nr. 1771 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यद्गोपुच्छकं ज्ञेयं शुद्धकाष्ठविनिर्मितम् ।
मुखे च लोहकण्ठेन वेध्यं त्र्यङ्गुलसंमितम् ॥anyadgopucchakaṃ jñeyaṃ śuddhakāṣṭhavinirmitam |
mukhe ca lohakaṇṭhena vedhyaṃ tryaṅgulasaṃmitam ||
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.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Pucchaka (पुच्छक): defined in 2 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Shuddha (suddha, śuddha, शुद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Kashtha (kastha, kāṣṭha, काष्ठ): defined in 14 categories.
Vinirmita (विनिर्मित): defined in 6 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Loha (लोह): defined in 17 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 19 categories.
Vedhya (वेध्य): defined in 5 categories.
Tryangula (tryaṅgula, त्र्यङ्गुल): defined in 1 categories.
Mit (मित्): defined in 4 categories.
Mita (मित): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “anyadgopucchakaṃ jñeyaṃ śuddhakāṣṭhavinirmitam”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- adgo -
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- pucchakam -
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pucchaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- śuddha -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- kāṣṭha -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vinirmitam -
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vinirmita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinirmita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinirmitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “mukhe ca lohakaṇṭhena vedhyaṃ tryaṅgulasaṃmitam”
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- loha -
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loha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]loha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√luh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kaṇṭhena -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vedhyam -
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vedhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vedhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vedhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vedh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vedh class 1 verb]√vedh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vedh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vedh class 1 verb]√vidh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vyadh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]√vyadh -> vedhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
- tryaṅgula -
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tryaṅgula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tryaṅgula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mitam -
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mita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]mit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mā -> mita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mā class 4 verb]√mā -> mita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √mā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mā class 4 verb]√mi -> mita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mi class 5 verb]√mi -> mita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √mi class 5 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 1771 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.