Sanskrit quote nr. 8782 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
करोति मांसं बलमिन्द्रियाणां ।
ततोऽभिवृद्धिं मदनस्य तस्मात् ॥karoti māṃsaṃ balamindriyāṇāṃ |
tato'bhivṛddhiṃ madanasya tasmāt ||
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.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय, indriyā, इन्द्रिया): defined in 14 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Abhivriddhi (abhivrddhi, abhivṛddhi, अभिवृद्धि): defined in 6 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Tasmat (tasmāt, तस्मात्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “karoti māṃsaṃ balamindriyāṇāṃ”
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- māṃsam -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- indriyāṇām -
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indriya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]indriya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]indriyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “tato'bhivṛddhiṃ madanasya tasmāt”
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- abhivṛddhim -
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abhivṛddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- madanasya -
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madana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]madana (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative 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 8782 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.