Sanskrit quote nr. 7266 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उषःकालश्च गर्गश्च शकुनं च बृहस्पतिः ।
अङ्गिराश्च मनोत्साहो विप्रवाक्यं जनार्दनः ॥uṣaḥkālaśca gargaśca śakunaṃ ca bṛhaspatiḥ |
aṅgirāśca manotsāho vipravākyaṃ janārdanaḥ ||
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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.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल): defined in 33 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Garga (गर्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Shakuna (sakuna, śakuna, शकुन): defined in 15 categories.
Brihaspati (brhaspati, bṛhaspati, बृहस्पति): defined in 16 categories.
Angira (aṅgira, अङ्गिर): defined in 6 categories.
Angiras (aṅgiras, अङ्गिरस्): defined in 7 categories.
Mana (मन, manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
Utsaha (utsāha, उत्साह): defined in 15 categories.
Vipra (विप्र): defined in 10 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Janardana (janārdana, जनार्दन): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhist 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: “uṣaḥkālaśca gargaśca śakunaṃ ca bṛhaspatiḥ”
- uṣaḥ -
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uṣas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]uṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]uṣ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]uṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kālaś -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gargaś -
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garga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakunam -
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śakuna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakuna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bṛhaspatiḥ -
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bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aṅgirāśca manotsāho vipravākyaṃ janārdanaḥ”
- aṅgirāś -
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aṅgira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṅgiras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mano -
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mana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manas (noun, neuter)[compound]manā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]manu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]manu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√mnā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utsāho* -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipra -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- janārdanaḥ -
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janārdana (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 7266 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.