Sanskrit quote nr. 3979 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याः पाटलपाणिजाङ्कितमुरो निद्राकषाये दृशौ ।
निर्धौतोऽधरशोणिमा विलुलितस्रस्तस्रजो मूर्धजाः ॥asyāḥ pāṭalapāṇijāṅkitamuro nidrākaṣāye dṛśau |
nirdhauto'dharaśoṇimā vilulitasrastasrajo mūrdhajāḥ ||
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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.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Panija (pāṇija, पाणिज): defined in 2 categories.
Ankita (aṅkita, अङ्कित): defined in 8 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drishi (drsi, dṛśi, दृशि): defined in 1 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Dhauta (धौत): defined in 4 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Shoniman (soniman, śoṇiman, शोणिमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vilulita (विलुलित): defined in 3 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Sraja (स्रज): defined in 3 categories.
Murdhaja (mūrdhaja, मूर्धज): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hindi, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Tamil, Hinduism, 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: “asyāḥ pāṭalapāṇijāṅkitamuro nidrākaṣāye dṛśau”
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- pāṭala -
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pāṭala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṭala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇijā -
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pāṇija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkitam -
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aṅkita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅkita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṅkitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uro* -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nidrā -
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nidrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākaṣāye -
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- dṛśau -
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dṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛśi (noun, feminine)[locative single]dṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “nirdhauto'dharaśoṇimā vilulitasrastasrajo mūrdhajāḥ”
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- dhauto' -
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dhauta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhara -
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adhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- śoṇimā -
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śoṇiman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vilulita -
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vilulita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilulita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- srasta -
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srasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]srasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sras -> srasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sras class 1 verb]√sras -> srasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sras class 1 verb]
- srajo* -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sraja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrdhajāḥ -
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mūrdhaja (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 3979 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.