Sanskrit quote nr. 2346 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभिसरणमयुक्तमङ्गनानाम् ।
इति तव सुन्दरि मा स्म भूद्वितर्कः ॥abhisaraṇamayuktamaṅganānām |
iti tava sundari mā sma bhūdvitarkaḥ ||
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.
Abhisarana (abhisaraṇa, अभिसरण): defined in 5 categories.
Ayuktam (अयुक्तम्): defined in 1 categories.
Ayukta (अयुक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Angana (aṅgana, अङ्गन, aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sundari (sundarī, सुन्दरी): defined in 16 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sma (स्म): defined in 2 categories.
Vitarka (वितर्क): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “abhisaraṇamayuktamaṅganānām”
- abhisaraṇam -
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abhisaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ayuktam -
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ayuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅganānām -
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aṅgana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]aṅganā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “iti tava sundari mā sma bhūdvitarkaḥ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sundari -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- bhūd -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- vitarkaḥ -
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vitarka (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 2346 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.