Sanskrit quote nr. 1154 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अध्यासामासुरुत्तुङ्गहेमपीठानि यान्यमी ।
तैरूहे केसरिक्रान्तत्रिकूटशिखरोपमा ॥adhyāsāmāsuruttuṅgahemapīṭhāni yānyamī |
tairūhe kesarikrāntatrikūṭaśikharopamā ||
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.
Adhyasa (adhyāsa, अध्यास): defined in 5 categories.
Ama (amā, अमा): defined in 12 categories.
Rud (रुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Tunga (tuṅga, तुङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Hema (हेम): defined in 18 categories.
Pitha (pīṭha, पीठ): defined in 16 categories.
Yani (yānī, यानी): defined in 4 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Amin (अमिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Uha (ūha, ऊह, ūhā, ऊहा): defined in 14 categories.
Kesarin (केसरिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Kranta (krānta, क्रान्त): defined in 6 categories.
Trikuta (trikūṭa, त्रिकूट): defined in 10 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर, śikharā, शिखरा): defined in 18 categories.
Upama (upamā, उपमा): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tamil, Dharmashastra (religious law), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), 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: “adhyāsāmāsuruttuṅgahemapīṭhāni yānyamī”
- adhyāsā -
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adhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- amāsu -
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amā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- rut -
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rud (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tuṅga -
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tuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hema -
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hema (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hema (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]heman (noun, masculine)[compound]heman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pīṭhāni -
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pīṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yānya -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- amī -
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amin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- Line 2: “tairūhe kesarikrāntatrikūṭaśikharopamā”
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ūhe -
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ūha (noun, masculine)[locative single]ūhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√uh (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√ūh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√vah (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- kesari -
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kesarin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kesarin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- krānta -
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krānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]krānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kram -> krānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 4 verb]√kram -> krānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 4 verb]
- trikūṭa -
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trikūṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]trikūṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śikharo -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śikhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śikharā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamā -
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upamā (noun, feminine)[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 1154 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.