Sanskrit quote nr. 7236 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उरो मासद्वये जाते त्रिभिर्मासैस् तथोदरम् ।
चतुर्मासैर्नितम्बं च हस्तपादाविव स्थितः ॥uro māsadvaye jāte tribhirmāsais tathodaram |
caturmāsairnitambaṃ ca hastapādāviva sthitaḥ ||
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.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Masadvaya (māsadvaya, मासद्वय): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 29 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Caturmasa (caturmāsa, चतुर्मास): defined in 6 categories.
Nitamba (नितम्ब): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Hastapada (hastapāda, हस्तपाद): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit
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: “uro māsadvaye jāte tribhirmāsais tathodaram”
- uro* -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- māsadvaye -
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māsadvaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- jāte -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
- tribhir -
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tri (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- māsais -
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māsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- tatho -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “caturmāsairnitambaṃ ca hastapādāviva sthitaḥ”
- caturmāsair -
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caturmāsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nitambam -
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nitamba (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitambā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hastapādāvi -
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hastapāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sthitaḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
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 7236 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.