Sanskrit quote nr. 804 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अथोपगूढे शरदा शशाङ्के प्रावृड् ययौ शान्ततडित्कटाक्षा ।
कासां न सौभाग्यगुणोऽङ्गनानां नष्टः परिभ्रष्ट्पयोधराणाम् ॥athopagūḍhe śaradā śaśāṅke prāvṛḍ yayau śāntataḍitkaṭākṣā |
kāsāṃ na saubhāgyaguṇo'ṅganānāṃ naṣṭaḥ paribhraṣṭpayodharāṇām ||
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.
Atha (athā, अथा): defined in 7 categories.
Atho (अथो): defined in 2 categories.
Upagudha (upagūḍha, उपगूढ, upagūḍhā, उपगूढा): defined in 2 categories.
Sharad (sarad, śarad, शरद्): defined in 4 categories.
Sharada (sarada, śaradā, शरदा): defined in 15 categories.
Shashanka (sasanka, śaśāṅka, शशाङ्क): defined in 12 categories.
Pravrish (pravrs, prāvṛṣ, प्रावृष्): defined in 4 categories.
Yayu (ययु): defined in 4 categories.
Tadit (taḍit, तडित्): defined in 7 categories.
Kata (kaṭa, कट): defined in 11 categories.
Aksha (aksa, ākṣā, आक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Kasa (kāsā, कासा): defined in 15 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Saubhagya (saubhāgya, सौभाग्य): defined in 12 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Angana (aṅgana, अङ्गन, aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Nashta (nasta, naṣṭa, नष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
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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: “athopagūḍhe śaradā śaśāṅke prāvṛḍ yayau śāntataḍitkaṭākṣā”
- atho -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atho (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- upagūḍhe -
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upagūḍha (noun, masculine)[locative single]upagūḍha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]upagūḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śaradā -
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śarad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śaradā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaśāṅke -
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śaśāṅka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prāvṛḍ -
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prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yayau -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[locative single]yayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- śānta -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- taḍit -
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taḍit (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taḍit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- kaṭā -
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kaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kaṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ākṣā -
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ākṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāsāṃ na saubhāgyaguṇo'ṅganānāṃ naṣṭaḥ paribhraṣṭpayodharāṇām”
- kāsām -
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kās (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]kāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saubhāgya -
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saubhāgya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇo' -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅganānām -
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aṅgana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]aṅganā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- naṣṭaḥ -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse paribhraṣṭpayodharāṇām
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 804 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.