Sanskrit quote nr. 5533 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसने पादमारोप्य यो भुङ्क्ते स द्विजाधमः ।
मुखेन धमते चान्नं तुल्यं गोमांसभक्षणम् ॥āsane pādamāropya yo bhuṅkte sa dvijādhamaḥ |
mukhena dhamate cānnaṃ tulyaṃ gomāṃsabhakṣaṇam ||
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.
Asana (āsana, आसन, āsanā, आसना): defined in 23 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Aropya (āropya, आरोप्य): defined in 5 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Dvija (द्विज, dvijā, द्विजा): defined in 8 categories.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Mamsabhakshana (mamsabhaksana, māṃsabhakṣaṇa, मांसभक्षण): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Tamil, Nepali
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: “āsane pādamāropya yo bhuṅkte sa dvijādhamaḥ”
- āsane -
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āsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pādam -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āropya -
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āropya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āropya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhuṅkte -
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√bhuj (verb class 7)[present middle third single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvijā -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adhamaḥ -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “mukhena dhamate cānnaṃ tulyaṃ gomāṃsabhakṣaṇam”
- mukhena -
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mukhena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dhamate -
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- cānn -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- go -
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go (noun, masculine)[compound]ga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- māṃsabhakṣaṇam -
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māṃsabhakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 5533 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.