Sanskrit quote nr. 7232 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उरोजाताश्च कीराश्च तुरुष्कारट्टजाश्च ये ।
टक्कजाः सैन्धवा मध्याः स्थलजातास् तथा हयाः ॥urojātāśca kīrāśca turuṣkāraṭṭajāśca ye |
ṭakkajāḥ saindhavā madhyāḥ sthalajātās tathā hayāḥ ||
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.
Uroja (उरोज): defined in 3 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kira (kīra, कीर): defined in 10 categories.
Turushka (turuska, turuṣka, तुरुष्क): defined in 8 categories.
Arattaja (āraṭṭaja, आरट्टज, āraṭṭajā, आरट्टजा): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Takka (ṭakka, टक्क): defined in 7 categories.
Ja (ज, jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Saindhava (सैन्धव): defined in 13 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Sthalaja (स्थलज): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Haya (हय): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Pali, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “urojātāśca kīrāśca turuṣkāraṭṭajāśca ye”
- urojāt -
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uroja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- āś -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrāś -
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kīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- turuṣkā -
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turuṣka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]turuṣka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āraṭṭajāś -
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āraṭṭaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āraṭṭajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “ṭakkajāḥ saindhavā madhyāḥ sthalajātās tathā hayāḥ”
- ṭakka -
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ṭakka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāḥ -
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ja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- saindhavā* -
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saindhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- madhyāḥ -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sthalajāt -
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sthalaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sthalaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ās -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hayāḥ -
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haya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 7232 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.