Sanskrit quote nr. 178 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगस्त्य इव यस्यासिर् न्यञ्चितक्षितिभृद्बभौ ।
चित्रं सोऽप्यकरोन्नृत्यत् कबन्धं समरार्णवम् ॥agastya iva yasyāsir nyañcitakṣitibhṛdbabhau |
citraṃ so'pyakaronnṛtyat kabandhaṃ samarārṇavam ||
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.
Agasti (agastī, अगस्ती): defined in 7 categories.
Agastya (अगस्त्य): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Nyancita (nyañcita, न्यञ्चित): defined in 2 categories.
Kshitibhrit (ksitibhrt, kṣitibhṛt, क्षितिभृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Citram (चित्रम्): defined in 1 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Nrityat (nrtyat, nṛtyat, नृत्यत्): defined in 4 categories.
Kabandha (कबन्ध): defined in 8 categories.
Samara (समर): defined in 11 categories.
Arnava (arṇava, अर्णव): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Pali, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “agastya iva yasyāsir nyañcitakṣitibhṛdbabhau”
- agastya* -
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agastī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agastya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yasyā -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asir -
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asi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nyañcita -
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nyañcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nyañcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣitibhṛd -
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kṣitibhṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- babhau -
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√bhā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “citraṃ so'pyakaronnṛtyat kabandhaṃ samarārṇavam”
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akaron -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third single]
- nṛtyat -
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√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
- kabandham -
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kabandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kabandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samarā -
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samara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arṇavam -
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arṇava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arṇava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arṇavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 178 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.