Sanskrit quote nr. 6541 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गमत्तमात गमस्तकन्यस्तलोचनः ।
आसन्न्ऽएपि च सार गे न वाञ्च्छां कुरुते हरिः ॥uttu gamattamāta gamastakanyastalocanaḥ |
āsann'epi ca sāra ge na vāñcchāṃ kurute hariḥ ||
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.
Tama (तम): defined in 13 categories.
Gama (गम): defined in 9 categories.
Takat (तकत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yasta (यस्त): defined in 1 categories.
Locana (लोचन): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Sara (sāra, सार): defined in 27 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kuruta (kurutā, कुरुता): defined in 4 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, India history, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Jain 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: “uttu gamattamāta gamastakanyastalocanaḥ”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ga
- gamat -
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√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active third single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active third single]
- tamāt -
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tama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gamas -
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gama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive active second single]√gam (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- takan -
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√tak -> takat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tak class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tak class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tak class 2 verb], [vocative single from √tak class 2 verb]
- yasta -
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yasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb]
- locanaḥ -
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locana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āsann'epi ca sāra ge na vāñcchāṃ kurute hariḥ”
- Cannot analyse āsann'epi*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāra -
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sāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ge -
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ga (noun, masculine)[locative single]ga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse vāñcchām*ku
- kurute -
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kurutā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third single]
- hariḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[nominative single]hari (noun, feminine)[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 6541 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.