Sanskrit quote nr. 1146 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधोविधानात् कमलप्रवालयोः शिरःसु दानादखिलक्षमाभुजाम् ।
पुरेदमूर्ध्वं भवतीति वेधसा पदं किमस्याङ्कितमूर्ध्वरेखया ॥

adhovidhānāt kamalapravālayoḥ śiraḥsu dānādakhilakṣamābhujām |
puredamūrdhvaṃ bhavatīti vedhasā padaṃ kimasyāṅkitamūrdhvarekhayā ||

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.

Vidhana (vidhāna, विधान): defined in 16 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Pravala (pravāla, प्रवाल): defined in 9 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Kshamabhuj (ksamabhuj, kṣamābhuj, क्षमाभुज्): defined in 1 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Dhu (धु, dhū, धू): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavati (bhavatī, भवती): defined in 6 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Vedhas (वेधस्): defined in 3 categories.
Vedhasa (vedhasā, वेधसा): defined in 3 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kita (कित): defined in 12 categories.
Urdhvarekha (ūrdhvarekhā, ऊर्ध्वरेखा): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “adhovidhānāt kamalapravālayoḥ śiraḥsu dānādakhilakṣamābhujām”
adho -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidhānāt -
vidhāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vidhāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kamala -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravālayoḥ -
pravāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

pravāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
śiraḥsu -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
dānād -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
akhila -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akhila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣamābhujām -
kṣamābhuj (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “puredamūrdhvaṃ bhavatīti vedhasā padaṃ kimasyāṅkitamūrdhvarekhayā”
pured -
√pur (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
amūr -
adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dhva -
dhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhavatī -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vedhasā -
vedhas (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vedhas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vedhasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
asyāṅ -
idam (pronoun, feminine)

[locative single]
kitam -
kita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ūrdhvarekhayā -
ūrdhvarekhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 1146 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.

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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019