Sanskrit quote nr. 1032 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधःस्था रमते नारी उपरिस्थश्च कामुकः ।
प्रसिद्धं तद्रतं ज्ञेयं ग्रामबालजनप्रियम् ॥adhaḥsthā ramate nārī uparisthaśca kāmukaḥ |
prasiddhaṃ tadrataṃ jñeyaṃ grāmabālajanapriyam ||
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.
Adhahstha (adhaḥstha, अधःस्थ, adhaḥsthā, अधःस्था): defined in 2 categories.
Ramati (रमति): defined in 2 categories.
Ramat (रमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kamuka (kāmuka, कामुक): defined in 10 categories.
Prasiddha (प्रसिद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Rata (रत): defined in 15 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय): defined in 9 categories.
Gramabalajana (grāmabālajana, ग्रामबालजन): defined in 1 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Kavya (poetry)
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: “adhaḥsthā ramate nārī uparisthaśca kāmukaḥ”
- adhaḥsthā* -
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adhaḥstha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]adhaḥsthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ramate -
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ramati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ramati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- nārī -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uparisthaś -
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uparistha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmukaḥ -
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kāmuka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “prasiddhaṃ tadrataṃ jñeyaṃ grāmabālajanapriyam”
- prasiddham -
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prasiddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prasiddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prasiddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ratam -
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rata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- grāmabālajana -
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grāmabālajana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 1032 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.