Sanskrit quote nr. 7296 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊरुद्वयं मृगदृशः कदलस्य काण्डौ ।
मध्यं च वेदिरतुलं स्तनयुग्ममस्याः ॥ūrudvayaṃ mṛgadṛśaḥ kadalasya kāṇḍau |
madhyaṃ ca vediratulaṃ stanayugmamasyāḥ ||
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.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Mrigadrish (mrgadrs, mṛgadṛś, मृगदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Kadala (कदल): defined in 6 categories.
Kanda (kāṇḍa, काण्ड): defined in 14 categories.
Madhyam (मध्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य): defined in 23 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vedi (वेदि): defined in 12 categories.
Atula (अतुल): defined in 13 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Yugma (युग्म): defined in 10 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Prakrit, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Nepali, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “ūrudvayaṃ mṛgadṛśaḥ kadalasya kāṇḍau”
- ūru -
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ūru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mṛgadṛśaḥ -
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mṛgadṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]mṛgadṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- kadalasya -
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kadala (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kadala (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāṇḍau -
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kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “madhyaṃ ca vediratulaṃ stanayugmamasyāḥ”
- madhyam -
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madhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyā (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]
- vedir -
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vedi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]vedi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atulam -
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atula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yugmam -
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yugma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yugma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yugmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yugman (noun, masculine)[adverb]yugman (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive 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 7296 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.