Sanskrit quote nr. 3054 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धपीतस्तनं मातुर् आमर्दाक्लिष्टकेसरम् ।
प्रक्रीडितुं सिंहशिशुं बलात्कारेण कर्षति ॥ardhapītastanaṃ mātur āmardākliṣṭakesaram |
prakrīḍituṃ siṃhaśiśuṃ balātkāreṇa karṣati ||
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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.
Ardhapita (ardhapīta, अर्धपीत): defined in 1 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Matu (mātu, मातु): defined in 8 categories.
Amarda (āmarda, आमर्द): defined in 3 categories.
Aklishta (aklista, akliṣṭa, अक्लिष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Kesara (केसर): defined in 13 categories.
Prakri (prakrī, प्रक्री): defined in 1 categories.
Simhashishu (simhasisu, siṃhaśiśu, सिंहशिशु): defined in 1 categories.
Balatkara (balātkāra, बलात्कार): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life)
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: “ardhapītastanaṃ mātur āmardākliṣṭakesaram”
- ardhapītas -
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ardhapīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanam -
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tana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mātur -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]mātu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- āmardā -
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āmarda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akliṣṭa -
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akliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kesaram -
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kesara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kesara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kesarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “prakrīḍituṃ siṃhaśiśuṃ balātkāreṇa karṣati”
- prakrī -
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prakrī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]prakrī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prakrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īḍitum -
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√īḍ -> īḍitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √īḍ]
- siṃhaśiśum -
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siṃhaśiśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- balātkāreṇa -
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balātkāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- karṣati -
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√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active third 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 3054 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.