Sanskrit quote nr. 9286 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकः पक्षिषु चाण्डालः स्मृतः पशुषु गर्दभः ।
नराणां कोऽपि चाण्डालः स्मृतः सर्वेषु निन्दकः ॥kākaḥ pakṣiṣu cāṇḍālaḥ smṛtaḥ paśuṣu gardabhaḥ |
narāṇāṃ ko'pi cāṇḍālaḥ smṛtaḥ sarveṣu nindakaḥ ||
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.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Pakshin (paksin, pakṣin, पक्षिन्): defined in 14 categories.
Candala (cāṇḍāla, चाण्डाल): defined in 11 categories.
Smrita (smrta, smṛta, स्मृत): defined in 4 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Gardabh (गर्दभ्): defined in 2 categories.
Gardabha (गर्दभ): defined in 12 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Nindaka (निन्दक): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “kākaḥ pakṣiṣu cāṇḍālaḥ smṛtaḥ paśuṣu gardabhaḥ”
- kākaḥ -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pakṣiṣu -
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pakṣi (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pakṣin (noun, masculine)[locative plural]pakṣin (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- cāṇḍālaḥ -
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cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- paśuṣu -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- gardabhaḥ -
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gardabh (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]gardabh (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]gardabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “narāṇāṃ ko'pi cāṇḍālaḥ smṛtaḥ sarveṣu nindakaḥ”
- narāṇām -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cāṇḍālaḥ -
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cāṇḍāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtaḥ -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
- sarveṣu -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- nindakaḥ -
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nindaka (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 9286 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.