Sanskrit quote nr. 6001 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दुर्मूर्ध्नि शिवस्य शैलदुहितुर्वक्रो नखाङ्कः स्तने ।
देयाद् वोऽभ्युदयं द्वयं तदुपमामालम्बमानं मिथः ॥indurmūrdhni śivasya śailaduhiturvakro nakhāṅkaḥ stane |
deyād vo'bhyudayaṃ dvayaṃ tadupamāmālambamānaṃ mithaḥ ||
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.
Indu (इन्दु): defined in 14 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव): defined in 25 categories.
Shailaduhitri (sailaduhitr, śailaduhitṛ, शैलदुहितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Nakhanka (nakhāṅka, नखाङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Deya (देय): defined in 9 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Abhyudaya (अभ्युदय): defined in 8 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Upamam (upamām, उपमाम्): defined in 1 categories.
Upama (upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Alambam (ālambam, आलम्बम्): defined in 1 categories.
Alamba (ālamba, आलम्ब): defined in 8 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Mithah (mithaḥ, मिथः): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “indurmūrdhni śivasya śailaduhiturvakro nakhāṅkaḥ stane”
- indur -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śivasya -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śiva (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śailaduhitur -
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śailaduhitṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vakro* -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nakhāṅkaḥ -
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nakhāṅka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stane -
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stana (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “deyād vo'bhyudayaṃ dvayaṃ tadupamāmālambamānaṃ mithaḥ”
- deyād -
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deya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]deya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√dā (verb class 1)[benedictive active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[benedictive active third single]
- vo' -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- abhyudayam -
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abhyudaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upamām -
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upamām (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ālambam -
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ālambam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ālamba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālamba (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālambā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- mithaḥ -
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mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]mithaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 6001 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.