Sanskrit quote nr. 5039 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आमूलान्तात् सायकेनायतेन ।
स्यूते बाहौ मण्डुकश्लिष्टमुष्टेः ॥āmūlāntāt sāyakenāyatena |
syūte bāhau maṇḍukaśliṣṭamuṣṭeḥ ||
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.
Amula (amūla, अमूल): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (tāt, तात्): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Sayaka (sāyaka, सायक): defined in 10 categories.
Ayata (अयत): defined in 14 categories.
Syuta (syūta, स्यूत, syūtā, स्यूता): defined in 3 categories.
Syuti (syūti, स्यूति): defined in 2 categories.
Baha (bāha, बाह): defined in 5 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Manduka (maṇḍuka, मण्डुक): defined in 15 categories.
Shlishta (slista, śliṣṭa, श्लिष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Ushtri (ustr, uṣṭṛ, उष्टृ): defined in 2 categories.
Ushta (usta, uṣṭa, उष्ट, uṣṭā, उष्टा): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Nepali, Pali, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Ayurveda (science of life), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “āmūlāntāt sāyakenāyatena”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- amūlān -
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amūla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāt -
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tāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sāyakenā -
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sāyaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sāyaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ayatena -
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ayata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ayata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “syūte bāhau maṇḍukaśliṣṭamuṣṭeḥ”
- syūte -
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syūta (noun, masculine)[locative single]syūta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]syūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]syūti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√sīv -> syūta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sīv class 4 verb]√sīv -> syūta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sīv class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sīv class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sīv class 4 verb], [locative single from √sīv class 4 verb]√sīv -> syūtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sīv class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sīv class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sīv class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sīv class 4 verb]
- bāhau -
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bāha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bāhu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- maṇḍuka -
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maṇḍuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maṇḍuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śliṣṭam -
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śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śliṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]√śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
- uṣṭe -
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uṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]uṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]uṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [locative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]√uṣ -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [locative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]√uṣ -> uṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √uṣ class 9 verb]√uch -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √uch class 1 verb], [locative single from √uch class 1 verb]√uch -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [locative single from √uch class 1 verb]√uch -> uṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √uch class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uch class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uch class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uch class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [locative single from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb]√vas -> uṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb], [locative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [locative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> uṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 6 verb]√vaś (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- iḥ -
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i (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 5039 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.