Sanskrit quote nr. 1065 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अधरोष्ठे च घोणायां गण्डयोश्चिबुके तथा ।
मुष्के नाभौ त्रिके कुक्षाव् आवर्तास्त्वतिनिन्दिताः ॥adharoṣṭhe ca ghoṇāyāṃ gaṇḍayościbuke tathā |
muṣke nābhau trike kukṣāv āvartāstvatininditāḥ ||
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.
Adharoshtha (adharostha, adharoṣṭha, अधरोष्ठ): defined in 5 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ghona (ghoṇā, घोणा): defined in 7 categories.
Ganda (gaṇḍa, गण्ड, gaṇḍā, गण्डा): defined in 19 categories.
Cibuka (चिबुक): defined in 9 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mushka (muska, muṣka, मुष्क): defined in 5 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Nabha (nābha, नाभ): defined in 1 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Trika (त्रिक, trikā, त्रिका): defined in 10 categories.
Avarta (āvarta, आवर्त, āvartā, आवर्ता): defined in 13 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Nindita (निन्दित, ninditā, निन्दिता): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “adharoṣṭhe ca ghoṇāyāṃ gaṇḍayościbuke tathā”
- adharoṣṭhe -
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adharoṣṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]adharoṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghoṇāyām -
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ghoṇā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- gaṇḍayoś -
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gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- cibuke -
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cibuka (noun, masculine)[locative single]cibuka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “muṣke nābhau trike kukṣāv āvartāstvatininditāḥ”
- muṣke -
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muṣka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- nābhau -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhi (noun, feminine)[locative single]nābhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- trike -
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trika (noun, masculine)[locative single]trika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]trikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse kukṣāv*āv
- āvartās -
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āvarta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āvartā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ninditāḥ -
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nindita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ninditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb]√nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nind class 1 verb]
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 1065 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.