Sanskrit quote nr. 6545 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उत्तु गशैलशिखरे ननु पादपस्य ।
काकोऽपि पक्वफलमालभते सपक्षः ॥uttu gaśailaśikhare nanu pādapasya |
kāko'pi pakvaphalamālabhate 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.
Nanu (ननु): defined in 8 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप): defined in 9 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Kaku (kāku, काकु): defined in 10 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Pakva (पक्व): defined in 7 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 5 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), Pali, Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), 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
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 gaśailaśikhare nanu pādapasya”
- Cannot analyse uttu*ga
- ga -
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ga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śailaśikhare -
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śailaśikhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pādapasya -
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pādapa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “kāko'pi pakvaphalamālabhate sapakṣaḥ”
- kāko' -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kāku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pakva -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- 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 6545 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.