Sanskrit quote nr. 4976 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आबद्धभीमभृकुटीस्थपुटं ललाटं ।
बिभ्रत्पराङ्मुखरिपोर्विधुताधरोष्ठः ॥ābaddhabhīmabhṛkuṭīsthapuṭaṃ lalāṭaṃ |
bibhratparāṅmukhariporvidhutādharoṣṭhaḥ ||
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.
Abaddha (ābaddha, आबद्ध): defined in 7 categories.
Bhima (bhīma, भीम): defined in 22 categories.
Bhrikuti (bhrkuti, bhṛkuṭi, भृकुटि, bhṛkuṭī, भृकुटी): defined in 7 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Paranmukha (parāṅmukha, पराङ्मुख): defined in 6 categories.
Rip (रिप्): defined in 3 categories.
Ripu (रिपु): defined in 13 categories.
Vidhuta (विधुत, vidhutā, विधुता): defined in 4 categories.
Adharoshtha (adharostha, adharoṣṭha, अधरोष्ठ): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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: “ābaddhabhīmabhṛkuṭīsthapuṭaṃ lalāṭaṃ”
- ābaddha -
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ābaddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ābaddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīma -
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bhīma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛkuṭīs -
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bhṛkuṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]bhṛkuṭī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- tha -
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tha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṭam -
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puṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lalāṭam -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bibhratparāṅmukhariporvidhutādharoṣṭhaḥ”
- bibhrat -
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bibhrat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]bibhrat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- parāṅmukha -
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parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parāṅmukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ripor -
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rip (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ripu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ripu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vidhutā -
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vidhuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vidhuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vidhutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adharoṣṭhaḥ -
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adharoṣṭha (noun, masculine)[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 4976 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.