Sanskrit quote nr. 6015 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इन्दोरेककलाया ।
रुद्रेणोद्धृत्य मूर्धनि धृतायाः ॥indorekakalāyā |
rudreṇoddhṛtya mūrdhani dhṛtāyāḥ ||
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.
Ekaka (एकक): defined in 5 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Aya (ayā, अया): defined in 14 categories.
Rudra (रुद्र): defined in 20 categories.
Uddhritya (uddhrtya, uddhṛtya, उद्धृत्य): defined in 4 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛtā, धृता): defined in 9 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), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “indorekakalāyā”
- indor -
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indu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ekaka -
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ekaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ekaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lā -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayā -
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ayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]e (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “rudreṇoddhṛtya mūrdhani dhṛtāyāḥ”
- rudreṇo -
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rudra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rudra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- uddhṛtya -
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uddhṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mūrdhani -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dhṛtāyāḥ -
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dhṛtā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 6015 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.