Sanskrit quote nr. 7114 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उपरितलनिपातितेष्टकोऽयं ।
शिरसि तनुर्विपुलश्च मध्यदेशे ॥uparitalanipātiteṣṭako'yaṃ |
śirasi tanurvipulaśca madhyadeśe ||
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.
Uparitala (उपरितल): defined in 1 categories.
Nipatita (nipātita, निपातित, nipātitā, निपातिता): defined in 6 categories.
Ishta (ista, iṣṭa, इष्ट): defined in 15 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vipula (विपुल): defined in 14 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Madhyadesha (madhyadesa, madhyadeśa, मध्यदेश, madhyadeśā, मध्यदेशा): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, India history, Tamil, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shilpashastra (iconography), Prakrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavya (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: “uparitalanipātiteṣṭako'yaṃ”
- uparitala -
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uparitala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nipātite -
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nipātita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nipātita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nipātitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣṭa -
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iṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śirasi tanurvipulaśca madhyadeśe”
- śirasi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tanur -
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tanus (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipulaś -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- madhyadeśe -
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madhyadeśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyadeśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyadeśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 7114 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.