Sanskrit quote nr. 4788 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आद्योऽध्रुवस् ततो मण्ठः प्रतिमण्ठो निसारुकः ।
अडतालस् ततो राग एकताली च संमता ॥ādyo'dhruvas tato maṇṭhaḥ pratimaṇṭho nisārukaḥ |
aḍatālas tato rāga ekatālī ca saṃmatā ||
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.
Adya (ādya, आद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Adhruva (अध्रुव): defined in 4 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Mantha (maṇṭha, मण्ठ): defined in 7 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Aruka (āruka, आरुक): defined in 3 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Ekatali (ekatālī, एकताली): defined in 2 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Mata (matā, मता): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Tamil, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Yoga (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: “ādyo'dhruvas tato maṇṭhaḥ pratimaṇṭho nisārukaḥ”
- ādyo' -
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ādya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √ad]
- adhruvas -
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adhruva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhru (verb class 6)[imperfect active second single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- maṇṭhaḥ -
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maṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratim -
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prati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aṇṭho -
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- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārukaḥ -
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āruka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aḍatālas tato rāga ekatālī ca saṃmatā”
- aḍatā -
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√aḍ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- alas -
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alas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- rāga* -
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rāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ekatālī -
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ekatālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matā -
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matā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
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 4788 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.