Sanskrit quote nr. 6538 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तीर्य दक्षिणे पूर्वं पश्चाद् वामेऽतिनिन्दिताः ।
कैश्चित् कृष्णो मृगश्चैकः कैश्चित् सर्वेऽपि नादृताः ॥uttīrya dakṣiṇe pūrvaṃ paścād vāme'tininditāḥ |
kaiścit kṛṣṇo mṛgaścaikaḥ kaiścit sarve'pi nādṛtāḥ ||
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.
Uttirya (uttīrya, उत्तीर्य): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshine (daksine, dakṣiṇe, दक्षिणे): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण, dakṣiṇā, दक्षिणा): defined in 18 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम, vāmā, वामा): defined in 14 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Nindita (निन्दित, ninditā, निन्दिता): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Krishna (krsna, kṛṣṇa, कृष्ण): defined in 23 categories.
Mriga (mrga, mṛga, मृग): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Rita (rta, ṛta, ऋत, ṛtā, ऋता): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva philosophy, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
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: “uttīrya dakṣiṇe pūrvaṃ paścād vāme'tininditāḥ”
- uttīrya -
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uttīrya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- paścād -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- vāme' -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ninditāḥ -
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nindita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ninditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kaiścit kṛṣṇo mṛgaścaikaḥ kaiścit sarve'pi nādṛtāḥ”
- kaiś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kṛṣṇo* -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛgaś -
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mṛga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikaḥ -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaiś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarve' -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nād -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ṛtāḥ -
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ṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 6538 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.