Sanskrit quote nr. 7885 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्याः स्तनभारभङ्गुरमुरः कीर्णा नितम्बस्थली ।
मध्यं मज्जति नाभिगर्तपतितं नाभ्यञ्चलं चुम्बति ॥etasyāḥ stanabhārabhaṅguramuraḥ kīrṇā nitambasthalī |
madhyaṃ majjati nābhigartapatitaṃ nābhyañcalaṃ cumbati ||
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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.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Bhangura (bhaṅgura, भङ्गुर): defined in 6 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Kirna (kīrṇa, कीर्ण, kīrṇā, कीर्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Nitambasthali (nitambasthalī, नितम्बस्थली): defined in 1 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Majjat (मज्जत्): defined in 4 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Garta (गर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Nabhya (nābhya, नाभ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ancala (añcala, अञ्चल): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavya (poetry), Hinduism, Jain philosophy
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: “etasyāḥ stanabhārabhaṅguramuraḥ kīrṇā nitambasthalī”
- etasyāḥ -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhāra -
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bhāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaṅguram -
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bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uraḥ -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kīrṇā* -
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kīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]√kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
- nitambasthalī -
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nitambasthalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “madhyaṃ majjati nābhigartapatitaṃ nābhyañcalaṃ cumbati”
- madhyam -
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madhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- majjati -
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√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- nābhi -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- garta -
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garta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]garta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- nābhya -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nābhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nābh (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- añcalam -
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añcala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- cumbati -
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√cumb (verb class 1)[present active third 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 7885 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.