Sanskrit quote nr. 5238 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आरोपितः पृथुनितम्बतटे तरुण्या ।
कण्ठे च बाहुलतया निविडं गृहीतः ॥āropitaḥ pṛthunitambataṭe taruṇyā |
kaṇṭhe ca bāhulatayā niviḍaṃ gṛhītaḥ ||
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.
Aropita (āropita, आरोपित): defined in 6 categories.
Prithunitamba (prthunitamba, pṛthunitamba, पृथुनितम्ब): defined in 1 categories.
Tata (taṭa, तट): defined in 18 categories.
Taruni (taruṇī, तरुणी): defined in 10 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bahulata (bāhulatā, बाहुलता): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vid (viḍ, विड्): defined in 2 categories.
Vida (viḍa, विड): defined in 9 categories.
Grihitri (grhitr, gṛhītṛ, गृहीतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Grihita (grhita, gṛhīta, गृहीत): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āropitaḥ pṛthunitambataṭe taruṇyā”
- āropitaḥ -
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āropita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛthunitamba -
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pṛthunitamba (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pṛthunitamba (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taṭe -
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taṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]√taṭ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- taruṇyā -
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taruṇī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “kaṇṭhe ca bāhulatayā niviḍaṃ gṛhītaḥ”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhulatayā -
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bāhulatā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viḍam -
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viḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viḍ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gṛhītaḥ -
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gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]gṛhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
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 5238 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.