Sanskrit quote nr. 5095 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आयाति स्खलितैः पादैर् मुखवैवर्ण्यसंयुतः ।
ललाटस्वेदभाग् भूरिगद्गदं भाषते वचः ॥āyāti skhalitaiḥ pādair mukhavaivarṇyasaṃyutaḥ |
lalāṭasvedabhāg bhūrigadgadaṃ bhāṣate vacaḥ ||
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.
Skhalita (स्खलित): defined in 9 categories.
Padaih (pādaiḥ, पादैः): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Samyuta (saṃyuta, संयुत): defined in 10 categories.
Lalata (lalāṭa, ललाट): defined in 15 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhurigadgadam (bhūrigadgadam, भूरिगद्गदम्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil
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: “āyāti skhalitaiḥ pādair mukhavaivarṇyasaṃyutaḥ”
- āyāti -
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āyāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āyāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- skhalitaiḥ -
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skhalita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]skhalita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √skhal class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √skhal]√skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √skhal class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √skhal]
- pādair -
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pādaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pāda (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- mukha -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaivarṇya -
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vaivarṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyutaḥ -
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saṃyuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “lalāṭasvedabhāg bhūrigadgadaṃ bhāṣate vacaḥ”
- lalāṭa -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṭ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- sveda -
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sveda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sveda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāg -
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bhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūrigadgadam -
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bhūrigadgadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhāṣate -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- vacaḥ -
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vacas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaca (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 5095 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.