Sanskrit quote nr. 1617 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्तरङ्गमनङ्गस्य शृङ्गारकुलदैवतम् ।
अङ्गीकरोति तन्वङ्गी सा विलासमयं वयः ॥antaraṅgamanaṅgasya śṛṅgārakuladaivatam |
aṅgīkaroti tanvaṅgī sā vilāsamayaṃ vayaḥ ||
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.
Antaranga (antaraṅga, अन्तरङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Shringara (srngara, śṛṅgāra, शृङ्गार): defined in 11 categories.
Kuladaivata (कुलदैवत): defined in 1 categories.
Angin (aṅgin, अङ्गिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tanvangi (tanvaṅgī, तन्वङ्गी): defined in 6 categories.
Vilasamaya (vilāsamaya, विलासमय): defined in 1 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Vayas (वयस्): defined in 5 categories.
Vi (वि): defined in 8 categories.
Ve (वे): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “antaraṅgamanaṅgasya śṛṅgārakuladaivatam”
- antaraṅgam -
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antaraṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antaraṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]antaraṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anaṅgasya -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śṛṅgāra -
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śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuladaivatam -
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kuladaivata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “aṅgīkaroti tanvaṅgī sā vilāsamayaṃ vayaḥ”
- aṅgī -
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aṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karoti -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- tanvaṅgī -
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tanvaṅgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- vilāsamayam -
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vilāsamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vilāsamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vayaḥ -
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vayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ve (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 1617 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.