Sanskrit quote nr. 4544 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आत्ते वाससि रोद्धुमक्षमतया दोःकन्दलीभ्यां स्तनौ ।
तस्योरःस्थलमुत्तरीयविषये सद्यो मया सञ्जितम् ॥ātte vāsasi roddhumakṣamatayā doḥkandalībhyāṃ stanau |
tasyoraḥsthalamuttarīyaviṣaye sadyo mayā sañjitam ||
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.
Atta (ātta, आत्त, āttā, आत्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Vasas (vāsas, वासस्): defined in 7 categories.
Akshamata (aksamata, akṣamatā, अक्षमता): defined in 1 categories.
Dos (दोस्): defined in 3 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
Kandali (kandalī, कन्दली): defined in 5 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Urahsthala (uraḥsthala, उरःस्थल): defined in 1 categories.
Uttariya (uttarīya, उत्तरीय): defined in 13 categories.
Vishaya (visaya, viṣaya, विषय): defined in 25 categories.
Sadyah (sadyaḥ, सद्यः): defined in 2 categories.
Sadya (सद्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 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: “ātte vāsasi roddhumakṣamatayā doḥkandalībhyāṃ stanau”
- ātte -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āttā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāsasi -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- roddhum -
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√rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rudh]√rudh -> roddhum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rudh]
- akṣamatayā -
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akṣamatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- doḥ -
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dos (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dā (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- kandalībhyām -
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kandalī (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- stanau -
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stana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tasyoraḥsthalamuttarīyaviṣaye sadyo mayā sañjitam”
- tasyo -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- uraḥsthalam -
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uraḥsthala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uttarīya -
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uttarīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viṣaye -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- sañjitam -
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sañjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sañjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sañjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sañjit (noun, masculine)[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 4544 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.