Sanskrit quote nr. 1045 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधमो मातुकारश्च धातुकारश्च मध्यमः ।
धातुमातुक्रियाकार उत्तमः परिकीर्तितः ॥adhamo mātukāraśca dhātukāraśca madhyamaḥ |
dhātumātukriyākāra uttamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||
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.
Adhama (अधम): defined in 13 categories.
Kara (kāra, कार): defined in 21 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dhatuka (dhātuka, धातुक, dhātukā, धातुका): defined in 4 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Madhyama (मध्यम): defined in 20 categories.
Dhatu (dhātu, धातु): defined in 26 categories.
Atuc (ātuc, आतुच्): defined in 1 categories.
Ri (rī, री): defined in 7 categories.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Uttama (उत्तम): defined in 21 categories.
Parikirtita (parikīrtita, परिकीर्तित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “adhamo mātukāraśca dhātukāraśca madhyamaḥ”
- adhamo* -
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adhama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dham (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- mātu -
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mātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√mā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- kāraś -
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kāra (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]
- dhātukā -
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dhātuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhātuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dhātukā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- araś -
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ara (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]
- madhyamaḥ -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhātumātukriyākāra uttamaḥ parikīrtitaḥ”
- dhātum -
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√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhā -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhā]√dhe -> dhātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhe]dhātu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dhātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ātuk -
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ātuc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- riyā -
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rī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ākāra* -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uttamaḥ -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parikīrtitaḥ -
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parikīrtita (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1045 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.