Sanskrit quote nr. 4014 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्यास्तुङ्गमिव स्तनद्वयमिदं निम्नेव नाभिः स्थिता ।
दृश्यन्ते विषमोन्नताश्च वलयो भित्तौ समायामपि ॥asyāstuṅgamiva stanadvayamidaṃ nimneva nābhiḥ sthitā |
dṛśyante viṣamonnatāśca valayo bhittau samāyāmapi ||
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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.
Tunga (tuṅga, तुङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Nimna (निम्न, nimnā, निम्ना): defined in 9 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Sthita (sthitā, स्थिता): defined in 16 categories.
Vishamonnata (visamonnata, viṣamonnata, विषमोन्नत, viṣamonnatā, विषमोन्नता): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Bhitti (भित्ति): defined in 10 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “asyāstuṅgamiva stanadvayamidaṃ nimneva nābhiḥ sthitā”
- asyās -
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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]
- tuṅgam -
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tuṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tuṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tuṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- stanad -
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√stan -> stanat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √stan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √stan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √stan class 1 verb]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nimne -
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nimna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nimna (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nimnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nābhiḥ -
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nā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]nābhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nābhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthitā -
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sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “dṛśyante viṣamonnatāśca valayo bhittau samāyāmapi”
- dṛśyante -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]
- viṣamonnatāś -
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viṣamonnata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣamonnatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- valayo* -
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valaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhittau -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- samāyām -
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samā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
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 4014 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.