Sanskrit quote nr. 225 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अग्रतो वामपादं च दक्षिणं जातु कुञ्चितम् ।
आलीढं तु प्रकर्तव्यं हस्तद्वयसविस्तरम् ॥agrato vāmapādaṃ ca dakṣiṇaṃ jātu kuñcitam |
ālīḍhaṃ tu prakartavyaṃ hastadvayasavistaram ||
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.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 15 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Jatu (jātu, जातु): defined in 6 categories.
Kuncita (kuñcita, कुञ्चित): defined in 8 categories.
Alidha (ālīḍha, आलीढ): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Prakartavya (प्रकर्तव्य): defined in 3 categories.
Hastadvaya (हस्तद्वय): defined in 3 categories.
Savistara (सविस्तर): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha)
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: “agrato vāmapādaṃ ca dakṣiṇaṃ jātu kuñcitam”
- agrato* -
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agrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāma -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- pādam -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kuñcitam -
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kuñcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuñcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuñcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [nominative single from √kuc], [accusative single from √kuc]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuñc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “ālīḍhaṃ tu prakartavyaṃ hastadvayasavistaram”
- ālīḍham -
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ālīḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ālīḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ālīḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prakartavyam -
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prakartavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakartavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakartavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hastadvaya -
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hastadvaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- savistaram -
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savistara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]savistara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]savistarā (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 225 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.