Sanskrit quote nr. 7442 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एकः स्तनस्तुङ्गतरः परस्य ।
वार्तामिव प्रष्टुमगान् मुखाग्रम् ॥ekaḥ stanastuṅgataraḥ parasya |
vārtāmiva praṣṭumagān mukhāgram ||
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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.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Tunga (tuṅga, तुङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Tami (tāmī, तामी): defined in 3 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Mukhagra (mukhāgra, मुखाग्र): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali
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: “ekaḥ stanastuṅgataraḥ parasya”
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- stanas -
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stana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tuṅga -
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tuṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tuṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taraḥ -
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taras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parasya -
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para (noun, masculine)[genitive single]para (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “vārtāmiva praṣṭumagān mukhāgram”
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- tāmi -
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tāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]tāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṣṭum -
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√praś -> praṣṭum (infinitive)[infinitive from √praś]
- agān -
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aga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]aga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- mukhāgram -
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mukhāgra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [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 7442 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.