Sanskrit quote nr. 6735 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उदरं नतमध्यपृष्ठता- ।
स्फुटद गुष्ठपदेन मुष्टिना ॥udaraṃ natamadhyapṛṣṭhatā- |
sphuṭada guṣṭhapadena muṣṭinā ||
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.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Nata (नत): defined in 16 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
Sphutat (sphuṭat, स्फुटत्): defined in 1 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tamil, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), 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: “udaraṃ natamadhyapṛṣṭhatā-”
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nata -
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nata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nam -> nata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> nata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]
- madhya -
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madhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛṣṭha -
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pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sphuṭada guṣṭhapadena muṣṭinā”
- sphuṭad -
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√sphuṭ -> sphuṭat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṣ -
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gu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active third plural]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active third plural]
- ṭha -
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ṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- padena -
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pada (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse muṣṭinā
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 6735 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.