Sanskrit quote nr. 252 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्कनिलीनगजानन- शङ्काकुलबाहुलेयहृतवसनौ ।
सस्मितहरकरकलितौ हिमगिरितनयास्तनौ जयतः ॥aṅkanilīnagajānana- śaṅkākulabāhuleyahṛtavasanau |
sasmitaharakarakalitau himagiritanayāstanau jayataḥ ||
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.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Nilina (nilīna, निलीन): defined in 5 categories.
Gajanana (gajānana, गजानन): defined in 4 categories.
Shankakula (sankakula, śaṅkākula, शङ्काकुल): defined in 2 categories.
Bahuleya (bāhuleya, बाहुलेय): defined in 4 categories.
Hrita (hrta, hṛta, हृत): defined in 6 categories.
Vasa (वस): defined in 24 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sasmita (सस्मित): defined in 5 categories.
Haraka (हरक): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Akalita (अकलित): defined in 3 categories.
Tanaya (तनय, tanayā, तनया): defined in 8 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Jayat (जयत्): defined in 1 categories.
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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: “aṅkanilīnagajānana- śaṅkākulabāhuleyahṛtavasanau”
- aṅka -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nilīna -
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nilīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nilīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gajānana -
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gajānana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkākula -
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śaṅkākula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkākula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhuleya -
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bāhuleya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hṛta -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- vasa -
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vasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vas (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nau -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[locative single]ni (noun, feminine)[locative single]nu (noun, masculine)[locative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
- Line 2: “sasmitaharakarakalitau himagiritanayāstanau jayataḥ”
- sasmita -
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sasmita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sasmita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- haraka -
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haraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akalitau -
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akalita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- himagiri -
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himagiri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tanayās -
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tanaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tanayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tanau -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jayataḥ -
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jayat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]jayat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √ji class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
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 252 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.