Sanskrit quote nr. 623 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अतिसत्कृता अपि शठाः सहभुवमुज्झन्ति जातु न प्रकृतिम् ।
शिरसा महेश्वरेणा- ऽपि ननु धृतो वक्र एव शशी ॥atisatkṛtā api śaṭhāḥ sahabhuvamujjhanti jātu na prakṛtim |
śirasā maheśvareṇā- 'pi nanu dhṛto vakra eva śaśī ||
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.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Satkrita (satkrta, satkṛta, सत्कृत, satkṛtā, सत्कृता): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shatha (satha, śaṭha, शठ, śaṭhā, शठा): defined in 10 categories.
Sahabhu (sahabhū, सहभू): defined in 4 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Mah (मह्): defined in 3 categories.
Maha (मह, mahā, महा): defined in 11 categories.
Mahi (महि): defined in 16 categories.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Dhrit (dhrt, dhṛt, धृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत): defined in 9 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Jainism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali
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: “atisatkṛtā api śaṭhāḥ sahabhuvamujjhanti jātu na prakṛtim”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- satkṛtā* -
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satkṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]satkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śaṭhāḥ -
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śaṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śaṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sahabhuvam -
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sahabhū (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ujjhanti -
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√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √ujjh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ujjh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh -> ujjhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]√ujjh (verb class 6)[present active third plural]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakṛtim -
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prakṛti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śirasā maheśvareṇā- 'pi nanu dhṛto vakra eva śaśī”
- śirasā -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mahe -
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mah (noun, masculine)[dative single]maha (noun, masculine)[locative single]maha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mahi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- śva -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- reṇā' -
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- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhṛto* -
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dhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vakra* -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (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 623 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.