Sanskrit quote nr. 92 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अकृतज्ञमनार्यं च दीर्घरोषमनार्जवम् ।
चतुरो विद्धि चाण्डालाञ् जात्या जायेत पञ्चमः ॥akṛtajñamanāryaṃ ca dīrgharoṣamanārjavam |
caturo viddhi cāṇḍālāñ jātyā jāyeta pañcamaḥ ||
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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.
Akritajna (akrtajna, akṛtajña, अकृतज्ञ): defined in 4 categories.
Anarya (anārya, अनार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dirgharosha (dirgharosa, dīrgharoṣa, दीर्घरोष): defined in 1 categories.
Anarjava (anārjava, अनार्जव): defined in 1 categories.
Catur (चतुर्): defined in 10 categories.
Catura (चतुर): defined in 8 categories.
Candala (cāṇḍāla, चाण्डाल): defined in 11 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति, jātī, जाती): defined in 28 categories.
Jatya (jātya, जात्य, jātyā, जात्या): defined in 7 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
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: “akṛtajñamanāryaṃ ca dīrgharoṣamanārjavam”
- akṛtajñam -
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akṛtajña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṛtajña (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṛtajñā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anāryam -
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anārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīrgharoṣam -
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dīrgharoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīrgharoṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīrgharoṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anārjavam -
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anārjava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “caturo viddhi cāṇḍālāñ jātyā jāyeta pañcamaḥ”
- caturo* -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viddhi -
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viddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vid (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- cāṇḍālāñ -
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cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jātyā* -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]jātī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]jātya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jāyeta -
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√jai (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[optative middle third single]
- pañcamaḥ -
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pañcama (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 92 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.