Sanskrit quote nr. 4800 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधारजन्मभूतानि हृत्कण्ठस्तालुनासिके ।
भ्रूमध्ये मस्तकद्वारं दशस्थानेषु धारणा ॥ādhārajanmabhūtāni hṛtkaṇṭhastālunāsike |
bhrūmadhye mastakadvāraṃ daśasthāneṣu dhāraṇā ||
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.
Adhara (ādhāra, आधार): defined in 17 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Talu (tālu, तालु): defined in 13 categories.
Asika (असिक): defined in 6 categories.
Bhrumadhya (bhrūmadhya, भ्रूमध्य): defined in 10 categories.
Mastaka (मस्तक): defined in 11 categories.
Dvara (dvāra, द्वार): defined in 15 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dharana (dhāraṇā, धारणा): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Tamil, Kavya (poetry)
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: “ādhārajanmabhūtāni hṛtkaṇṭhastālunāsike”
- ādhāra -
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ādhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūtāni -
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bhūta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hṛt -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kaṇṭhas -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tālunā -
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tāluna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāluna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tālu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tālunā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asike -
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asika (noun, masculine)[locative single]asika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “bhrūmadhye mastakadvāraṃ daśasthāneṣu dhāraṇā”
- bhrūmadhye -
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bhrūmadhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- mastaka -
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mastaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvāram -
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dvāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- daśas -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thān -
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tha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- eṣu -
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e (noun, masculine)[locative plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative plural]
- dhāraṇā -
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dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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 4800 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.