Sanskrit quote nr. 3179 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलीकरूपो यदि मध्यभागः ।
पयोधराकारभृतश्च केशाः ॥alīkarūpo yadi madhyabhāgaḥ |
payodharākārabhṛtaśca keśāḥ ||
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.
Alika (alīka, अलीक): defined in 5 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Madhyabhaga (madhyabhāga, मध्यभाग): defined in 2 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Akara (akāra, अकार): defined in 20 categories.
Bhrit (bhrt, bhṛt, भृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhrita (bhrta, bhṛta, भृत): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Buddhism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali
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: “alīkarūpo yadi madhyabhāgaḥ”
- alīka -
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alīka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alīka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpo* -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- madhyabhāgaḥ -
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madhyabhāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “payodharākārabhṛtaśca keśāḥ”
- payodharā -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akāra -
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akāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛtaś -
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bhṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keśāḥ -
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keśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
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 3179 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.