Sanskrit quote nr. 1142 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधोमुखी स्त्रीस्तनतुल्यताप्तये प्रतप्य तीव्रं सुमहत्तरं तपः ।
यदा न तामाप तदा हृदि स्फुटं विदीर्यते पक्वमिषेण दाडिमः ॥adhomukhī strīstanatulyatāptaye pratapya tīvraṃ sumahattaraṃ tapaḥ |
yadā na tāmāpa tadā hṛdi sphuṭaṃ vidīryate pakvamiṣeṇa dāḍimaḥ ||
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.
Muc (मुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Apti (āpti, आप्ति): defined in 6 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Tapya (तप्य): defined in 2 categories.
Tivram (tīvram, तीव्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Sumahat (सुमहत्): defined in 3 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Hrid (hrd, hṛd, हृद्): defined in 14 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Vid (विद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pakva (पक्व): defined in 7 categories.
Isha (isa, iṣa, इष): defined in 15 categories.
Dadima (dāḍima, दाडिम): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “adhomukhī strīstanatulyatāptaye pratapya tīvraṃ sumahattaraṃ tapaḥ”
- adho -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- muk -
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muc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]muc (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]muc (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hī -
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- strīs -
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strī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- tanatu -
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√tan (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- lya -
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li (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]lī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āptaye -
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āpti (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tapya -
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tapya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap -> tapya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tap]√tap -> tapya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tap]√tap -> tapya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- tīvram -
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tīvram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tīvra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīvrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sumahat -
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sumahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yadā na tāmāpa tadā hṛdi sphuṭaṃ vidīryate pakvamiṣeṇa dāḍimaḥ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāmā -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- apa -
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apa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hṛdi -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidī -
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vid (noun, masculine)[locative single]vid (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iryate -
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√ir (verb class 6)[present passive third single]
- pakvam -
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pakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pakvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]√pac -> pakva (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pac class 4 verb]
- iṣeṇa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dāḍimaḥ -
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dāḍima (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 1142 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.