Sanskrit quote nr. 6292 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
दोर्मूलं खलु दर्शयेत् स्तनयुगे वस्त्रं समालम्बते ।
अ गुष्ठेन लिखेन्महीं स्मितमुखी व्रीडां विधत्ते मृषा ॥dormūlaṃ khalu darśayet stanayuge vastraṃ samālambate |
a guṣṭhena likhenmahīṃ smitamukhī vrīḍāṃ vidhatte mṛṣā ||
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.
Dormula (dormūla, दोर्मूल): defined in 2 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Vastra (वस्त्र): defined in 17 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Mahi (mahī, मही): defined in 16 categories.
Smita (स्मित): defined in 9 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Mrisha (mrsa, mṛṣā, मृषा): defined in 7 categories.
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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: “dormūlaṃ khalu darśayet stanayuge vastraṃ samālambate”
- dormūlam -
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dormūla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- darśayet -
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√dṛś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vastram -
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vastra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vastrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- lambate -
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√lamb (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “a guṣṭhena likhenmahīṃ smitamukhī vrīḍāṃ vidhatte mṛṣā”
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṣ -
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gu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active third plural]
- ṭhena -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- likhen -
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√likh (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- mahīm -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- smitam -
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smita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hī -
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- vrīḍām -
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vrīḍā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vidhat -
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√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]√vidh -> vidhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mṛṣā -
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mṛṣā (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 6292 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.