Sanskrit quote nr. 5556 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसप्तमं कुलं हन्ति शिरोऽभ्यङ्गे चतुर्दशी ।
मांसाशने पञ्चदशी कामधर्मे तथाष्टमी ॥āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ hanti śiro'bhyaṅge caturdaśī |
māṃsāśane pañcadaśī kāmadharme tathāṣṭamī ||
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.
Asaptama (āsaptama, आसप्तम): defined in 1 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Abhyanga (abhyaṅga, अभ्यङ्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Caturdashi (caturdasi, caturdaśī, चतुर्दशी): defined in 6 categories.
Mamsashana (mamsasana, māṃsāśana, मांसाशन): defined in 2 categories.
Pancadashi (pancadasi, pañcadaśī, पञ्चदशी): defined in 5 categories.
Pancadashin (pancadasin, pañcadaśin, पञ्चदशिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kamadharma (kāmadharma, कामधर्म): defined in 1 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ashtami (astami, aṣṭamī, अष्टमी): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), 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), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), 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: “āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ hanti śiro'bhyaṅge caturdaśī”
- āsaptamam -
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āsaptama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsaptama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsaptamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kulam -
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kula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hanti -
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hanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√han (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- śiro' -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhyaṅge -
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abhyaṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- caturdaśī -
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caturdaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “māṃsāśane pañcadaśī kāmadharme tathāṣṭamī”
- māṃsāśane -
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māṃsāśana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pañcadaśī -
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pañcadaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pañcadaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmadharme -
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kāmadharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṣṭamī -
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aṣṭamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [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 5556 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.