Sanskrit quote nr. 270 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गं दमनपत्त्राभमङ्गे यस्मिन् प्रतीयते ।
विद्याद्दमनवज्रं तु तीक्ष्णधारं महागुणम् ॥aṅgaṃ damanapattrābhamaṅge yasmin pratīyate |
vidyāddamanavajraṃ tu tīkṣṇadhāraṃ mahāguṇam ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Damana (दमन): defined in 12 categories.
Pattra (पत्त्र): defined in 4 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Iyat (इयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Iyata (iyatā, इयता): defined in 1 categories.
Vidya (विद्य): defined in 21 categories.
Vajra (वज्र): defined in 26 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tikshnadhara (tiksnadhara, tīkṣṇadhāra, तीक्ष्णधार): defined in 1 categories.
Mahaguna (mahāguṇa, महागुण): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jain 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: “aṅgaṃ damanapattrābhamaṅge yasmin pratīyate”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- damana -
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damana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]damana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pattrā -
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pattra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ābham -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅge -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[locative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- yasmin -
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ya (noun, masculine)[locative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- pratī -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iyate -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[dative single]iyat (noun, neuter)[dative single]iyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i (verb class 2)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “vidyāddamanavajraṃ tu tīkṣṇadhāraṃ mahāguṇam”
- vidyād -
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vidya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- damana -
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damana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]damana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vajram -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vajrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tīkṣṇadhāram -
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tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīkṣṇadhārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahāguṇam -
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mahāguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāguṇā (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 270 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.