Sanskrit quote nr. 7221 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
उरः पृष्ठं कटिश्चैव मुखतुल्यं समादिशेत् ।
कर्णौ सप्ताङ्गुलौ प्रोक्तौ तालुकं च षडङ्गुलम् ॥uraḥ pṛṣṭhaṃ kaṭiścaiva mukhatulyaṃ samādiśet |
karṇau saptāṅgulau proktau tālukaṃ ca ṣaḍaṅgulam ||
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.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Prishtha (prstha, pṛṣṭha, पृष्ठ): defined in 13 categories.
Kati (kaṭi, कटि): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च, cā, चा): defined in 8 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Tulyam (तुल्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य): defined in 14 categories.
Sama (samā, समा): defined in 28 categories.
Karna (karṇa, कर्ण): defined in 22 categories.
Karni (karṇi, कर्णि): defined in 5 categories.
Sapta (सप्त, saptā, सप्ता): defined in 10 categories.
Angula (aṅgula, अङ्गुल): defined in 13 categories.
Anguli (aṅguli, अङ्गुलि): defined in 14 categories.
Prokta (प्रोक्त): defined in 4 categories.
Taluka (tāluka, तालुक): defined in 6 categories.
Shash (sas, ṣaṣ, षष्): defined in 10 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Prakrit, Hinduism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “uraḥ pṛṣṭhaṃ kaṭiścaiva mukhatulyaṃ samādiśet”
- uraḥ -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pṛṣṭham -
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pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kaṭiś -
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kaṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mukha -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulyam -
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tulyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tulya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tulyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- samā -
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samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- diśet -
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√diś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “karṇau saptāṅgulau proktau tālukaṃ ca ṣaḍaṅgulam”
- karṇau -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- saptā -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- aṅgulau -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṅguli (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- proktau -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tālukam -
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tāluka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tālukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaḍ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgulam -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 7221 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.