Sanskrit quote nr. 1061 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरे बिन्दुः कण्ठे मणिमाला स्तनयुगे शशप्लुतकम् ।
तव सूचयन्ति केतकि कुसुमायुधशास्त्रपण्डितं रमणम् ॥adhare binduḥ kaṇṭhe maṇimālā stanayuge śaśaplutakam |
tava sūcayanti ketaki kusumāyudhaśāstrapaṇḍitaṃ ramaṇam ||
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.
Adhara (अधर, adharā, अधरा): defined in 17 categories.
Bindu (बिन्दु): defined in 20 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Manimala (maṇimālā, मणिमाला): defined in 3 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Shashaplutaka (sasaplutaka, śaśaplutaka, शशप्लुतक): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ketaki (ketakī, केतकी): defined in 11 categories.
Kusumayudha (kusumāyudha, कुसुमायुध): defined in 7 categories.
Shastra (sastra, śāstra, शास्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Apandita (apaṇḍita, अपण्डित): defined in 3 categories.
Ramana (ramaṇa, रमण): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “adhare binduḥ kaṇṭhe maṇimālā stanayuge śaśaplutakam”
- adhare -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]adhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- binduḥ -
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bindu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- maṇimālā -
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maṇimālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yuge -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śaśaplutakam -
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śaśaplutaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tava sūcayanti ketaki kusumāyudhaśāstrapaṇḍitaṃ ramaṇam”
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sūcayanti -
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√sūc -> sūcayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]√sūc -> sūcayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sūc class 10 verb]√sūc (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- ketaki -
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ketaki (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ketakī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kusumāyudha -
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kusumāyudha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śāstra -
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śāstṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apaṇḍitam -
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apaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apaṇḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ramaṇam -
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ramaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ramaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ramaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 1061 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.