Sanskrit quote nr. 3980 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्याः पीठोपविष्टाया अभ्यङ्गं वितनोत्यसौ ।
लसच्छ्रोणि चलद्वेणि नटद्गुरुपयोधरम् ॥asyāḥ pīṭhopaviṣṭāyā abhyaṅgaṃ vitanotyasau |
lasacchroṇi caladveṇi naṭadgurupayodharam ||
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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.
Pitha (pīṭha, पीठ): defined in 17 categories.
Upavishta (upavista, upaviṣṭā, उपविष्टा): defined in 9 categories.
Abhyanga (abhyaṅga, अभ्यङ्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Vitanu (वितनु): defined in 1 categories.
Uti (ūti, ऊति): defined in 5 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Lasat (लसत्): defined in 5 categories.
Shroni (sroni, śroṇī, श्रोणी): defined in 8 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Du (dū, दू): defined in 9 categories.
Dva (द्व, dvā, द्वा): defined in 2 categories.
Eni (eṇī, एणी): defined in 7 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 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: “asyāḥ pīṭhopaviṣṭāyā abhyaṅgaṃ vitanotyasau”
- 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]
- pīṭho -
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pīṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upaviṣṭāyā* -
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upaviṣṭā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- abhyaṅgam -
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abhyaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vitano -
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vitanu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ūtya -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√u -> ūtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √u]√u -> ūtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √u]√u -> ūtya (absolutive)[absolutive from √u]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “lasacchroṇi caladveṇi naṭadgurupayodharam”
- lasacch -
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√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
- śroṇi -
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śroṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śroṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- cala -
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cala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dve -
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dū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]dva (noun, masculine)[locative single]dva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṇi -
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eṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- naṭad -
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√naṭ -> naṭat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naṭ class 1 verb]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- payodharam -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [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 3980 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.