Sanskrit quote nr. 8406 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कण्ठे गद्गदता स्वेदो मुखे वैवर्ण्यवेपथू ।
म्रियमाणस्य चिह्नानि यानि तान्येव याचतः ॥kaṇṭhe gadgadatā svedo mukhe vaivarṇyavepathū |
mriyamāṇasya cihnāni yāni tānyeva yācataḥ ||
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.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Gadgadata (gadgadatā, गद्गदता): defined in 1 categories.
Sveda (स्वेद): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Vepathu (वेपथु): defined in 5 categories.
Mriyamana (mriyamāṇa, म्रियमाण): defined in 2 categories.
Cihna (चिह्न): defined in 11 categories.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tanya (tānya, तान्य, tānyā, तान्या): defined in 1 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Theravada (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: “kaṇṭhe gadgadatā svedo mukhe vaivarṇyavepathū”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- gadgadatā -
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gadgadatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svedo* -
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sveda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vaivarṇya -
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vaivarṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vepathū -
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vepathu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vepathu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “mriyamāṇasya cihnāni yāni tānyeva yācataḥ”
- mriyamāṇasya -
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√mṛ -> mriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- cihnāni -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- tānye -
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ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [locative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [locative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [locative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 1 verb]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yācataḥ -
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√yāc -> yācat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [ablative single from √yāc class 1 verb], [genitive single from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc -> yācat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √yāc class 1 verb], [genitive single from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 8406 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.