Sanskrit quote nr. 9304 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
काकश्च द्रुमकुट्टश्च मण्डूको नीलमक्षिकः ।
लट्वया सह पञ्चैते गजं जघ्नुरुपायतः ॥kākaśca drumakuṭṭaśca maṇḍūko nīlamakṣikaḥ |
laṭvayā saha pañcaite gajaṃ jaghnurupāyataḥ ||
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.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Druma (द्रुम): defined in 13 categories.
Kutta (kuṭṭa, कुट्ट): defined in 10 categories.
Manduka (maṇḍūka, मण्डूक): defined in 15 categories.
Nila (nīla, नील): defined in 25 categories.
Akshika (aksika, akṣika, अक्षिक): defined in 1 categories.
Latva (laṭvā, लट्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Panca (pañca, पञ्च, pañcā, पञ्चा): defined in 16 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Jaghnu (जघ्नु): defined in 1 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), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “kākaśca drumakuṭṭaśca maṇḍūko nīlamakṣikaḥ”
- kākaś -
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kāka (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]
- druma -
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druma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuṭṭaś -
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kuṭṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kuḍ -> kuṭṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kuḍ class 6 verb]√kuṭ -> kuṭṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍūko* -
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maṇḍūka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nīlam -
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nīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akṣikaḥ -
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akṣika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “laṭvayā saha pañcaite gajaṃ jaghnurupāyataḥ”
- laṭvayā -
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laṭvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pañcai -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aite -
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- gajam -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaghnur -
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jaghnu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jaghnu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]
- upāyataḥ -
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upāyataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 9304 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.