Sanskrit quote nr. 6543 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गशैलशिखरस्थितपादपस्य ।
काकः कृशोऽपि फलमालभते सपक्षः ॥uttu gaśailaśikharasthitapādapasya |
kākaḥ kṛśo'pi phalamālabhate sapakṣaḥ ||
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.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Shailashikhara (sailasikhara, śailaśikhara, शैलशिखर): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप): defined in 9 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Krisha (krsa, kṛśa, कृश): defined in 11 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Alabha (ālabha, आलभ): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sapaksha (sapaksa, sapakṣa, सपक्ष): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Tamil
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 gaśailaśikharasthitapādapasya”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ga
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śailaśikhara -
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śailaśikhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthita -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- pādapasya -
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pādapa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “kākaḥ kṛśo'pi phalamālabhate sapakṣaḥ”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛśo' -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- phalam -
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phala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]phala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]phalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālabha -
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ālabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sapakṣaḥ -
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sapakṣa (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 6543 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.