Sanskrit quote nr. 386 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजागलस्थस्तन उष्ट्रपुच्छं कक्षान्तरे केशमथाण्डयुग्मम् ।
त्वां संसृजन् सायणमायणादौ ब्रह्माग्रगण्यो न बभूव पूज्यः ॥ajāgalasthastana uṣṭrapucchaṃ kakṣāntare keśamathāṇḍayugmam |
tvāṃ saṃsṛjan sāyaṇamāyaṇādau brahmāgragaṇyo na babhūva pūjyaḥ ||
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.
Ajagala (ajāgala, अजागल): defined in 1 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Tanas (तनस्): defined in 1 categories.
Ushtra (ustra, uṣṭra, उष्ट्र): defined in 11 categories.
Apuccha (अपुच्छ): defined in 4 categories.
Kakshantara (kaksantara, kakṣāntara, कक्षान्तर): defined in 2 categories.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Anda (aṇḍa, अण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sayana (sāyaṇa, सायण): defined in 20 categories.
Aya (āya, आय): defined in 14 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Brahma (ब्रह्म): defined in 24 categories.
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्): defined in 12 categories.
Agraganya (agragaṇya, अग्रगण्य): defined in 3 categories.
Pujya (pūjya, पूज्य): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Biology (plants and animals), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy)
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: “ajāgalasthastana uṣṭrapucchaṃ kakṣāntare keśamathāṇḍayugmam”
- ajāgalas -
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ajāgala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thas -
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tha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tana* -
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tanas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uṣṭra -
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uṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uṣṭra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apuccham -
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apuccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apuccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apucchā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kakṣāntare -
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kakṣāntara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- keśam -
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keśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]keśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yugmam -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yugman (noun, masculine)[adverb]yugman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tvāṃ saṃsṛjan sāyaṇamāyaṇādau brahmāgragaṇyo na babhūva pūjyaḥ”
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sṛjan -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- sāyaṇam -
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sāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ṇā -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- adau -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- brahmā -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brahma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]brahman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√brahm (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agragaṇyo* -
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agragaṇya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- babhūva -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- pūjyaḥ -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pūj class 10 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 386 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.