Sanskrit quote nr. 4802 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आधारे हृदये शिखापरिसरे संधाय मेधामयि ।
त्रेधा बीजतनूमनूनकरुणापीयूषकल्लोलिनीम् ॥ādhāre hṛdaye śikhāparisare saṃdhāya medhāmayi |
tredhā bījatanūmanūnakaruṇāpīyūṣakallolinīm ||
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.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Shikha (sikha, śikha, शिख, śikhā, शिखा): defined in 20 categories.
Aparisara (अपरिसर, aparisarā, अपरिसरा): defined in 1 categories.
Sandha (सन्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Medha (medhā, मेधा): defined in 14 categories.
Ayi (अयि): defined in 4 categories.
Ayin (अयिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Tredha (tredhā, त्रेधा): defined in 2 categories.
Bija (bīja, बीज): defined in 21 categories.
Tanu (tanū, तनू): defined in 16 categories.
Anunaka (anūnaka, अनूनक): defined in 3 categories.
Runa (ruṇā, रुणा): defined in 3 categories.
Ru (रु): defined in 8 categories.
Piyusha (piyusa, pīyūṣa, पीयूष): defined in 11 categories.
Kallolini (kallolinī, कल्लोलिनी): defined in 2 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Jainism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “ādhāre hṛdaye śikhāparisare saṃdhāya medhāmayi”
- ādhāre -
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ādhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śikhā -
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śikha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aparisare -
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aparisara (noun, masculine)[locative single]aparisara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aparisarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sandhāya -
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sandha (noun, masculine)[dative single]sandha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- medhām -
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medhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “tredhā bījatanūmanūnakaruṇāpīyūṣakallolinīm”
- tredhā -
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tredhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bīja -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tanūm -
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tanū (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- anūnaka -
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anūnaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anūnaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruṇā -
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ruṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ru (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pīyūṣa -
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pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kallolinīm -
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kallolinī (noun, feminine)[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 4802 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.