Sanskrit quote nr. 3492 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अशिराः पुरुषः कार्यो ललाटे ब्रह्मघातिनः ।
असम्भाष्यश्च कर्तव्यस् तन् मनोरनुशासनम् ॥aśirāḥ puruṣaḥ kāryo lalāṭe brahmaghātinaḥ |
asambhāṣyaśca kartavyas tan manoranuśāsanam ||
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.
Ashira (asira, aśira, अशिर): defined in 5 categories.
Ashiras (asiras, aśiras, अशिरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Lalate (lalāṭe, ललाटे): defined in 1 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Brahmaghatin (brahmaghātin, ब्रह्मघातिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Asambhashya (asambhasya, asambhāṣya, असम्भाष्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kartavya (कर्तव्य): defined in 9 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Manu (मनु): defined in 19 categories.
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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: “aśirāḥ puruṣaḥ kāryo lalāṭe brahmaghātinaḥ”
- aśirāḥ -
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aśira (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśiras (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣaḥ -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryo* -
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kārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- lalāṭe -
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lalāṭe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- brahmaghātinaḥ -
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brahmaghātin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “asambhāṣyaśca kartavyas tan manoranuśāsanam”
- asambhāṣyaś -
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asambhāṣya (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]
- kartavyas -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- manor -
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manu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]manu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- anuśāsanam -
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anuśāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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 3492 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.