Sanskrit quote nr. 5766 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इडा नासापुटे वामे पिङ्गला दक्षिणे भवेत् ।
सुषुम्णा तालु भित्त्वैव ब्रह्मद्वारं प्रवर्तिता ॥iḍā nāsāpuṭe vāme piṅgalā dakṣiṇe bhavet |
suṣumṇā tālu bhittvaiva brahmadvāraṃ pravartitā ||
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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.
Ida (iḍa, इड, iḍā, इडा): defined in 11 categories.
Nasaputa (nāsāpuṭa, नासापुट): defined in 4 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम, vāmā, वामा): defined in 15 categories.
Pingala (piṅgala, पिङ्गल, piṅgalā, पिङ्गला): defined in 23 categories.
Dakshine (daksine, dakṣiṇe, दक्षिणे): defined in 2 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण, dakṣiṇā, दक्षिणा): defined in 18 categories.
Sushumna (susumna, suṣumṇā, सुषुम्णा): defined in 12 categories.
Talu (tālu, तालु): defined in 13 categories.
Brahmadvara (brahmadvāra, ब्रह्मद्वार): defined in 2 categories.
Pravartitri (pravartitr, pravartitṛ, प्रवर्तितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Pravartita (pravartitā, प्रवर्तिता): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “iḍā nāsāpuṭe vāme piṅgalā dakṣiṇe bhavet”
- iḍā* -
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iḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]iḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāsāpuṭe -
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nāsāpuṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vāme -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- piṅgalā* -
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piṅgala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]piṅgalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “suṣumṇā tālu bhittvaiva brahmadvāraṃ pravartitā”
- suṣumṇā -
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suṣumṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tālu -
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tālu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhittvai -
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√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- brahmadvāram -
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brahmadvāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pravartitā -
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pravartitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pravartitā (noun, feminine)[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 5766 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.