Sanskrit quote nr. 402 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अजाश्वयोर्मुखं मेध्यं गावो मेध्यास्तु पृष्ठतः ।
ब्राह्मणाः पादतो मेध्याः स्त्रियो मेध्याश्च सर्वतः ॥ajāśvayormukhaṃ medhyaṃ gāvo medhyāstu pṛṣṭhataḥ |
brāhmaṇāḥ pādato medhyāḥ striyo medhyāśca sarvataḥ ||
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.
Ajashva (ajasva, ajāśva, अजाश्व): defined in 1 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Medhya (मेध्य, medhyā, मेध्या): defined in 7 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Medhi (medhī, मेधी): defined in 7 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Brahmana (brāhmaṇa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇā, ब्राह्मणा): defined in 19 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sarvatah (sarvataḥ, सर्वतः): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, 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: “ajāśvayormukhaṃ medhyaṃ gāvo medhyāstu pṛṣṭhataḥ”
- ajāśvayor -
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ajāśva (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ajāśva (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- medhyam -
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medhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]medhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]medhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √medh class 1 verb]√medh -> medhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √medh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √midh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √midh class 1 verb]
- gāvo* -
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go (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]√gā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- medhyās -
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medhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]medhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]medhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pṛṣṭhataḥ -
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pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇāḥ pādato medhyāḥ striyo medhyāśca sarvataḥ”
- brāhmaṇāḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pādato* -
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pādataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- medhyāḥ -
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medhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]medhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]medhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
- striyo* -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- medhyāś -
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medhī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]medhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]medhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√medh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√medh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √medh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √medh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb]√midh -> medhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √midh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √midh class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (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 402 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.