Sanskrit quote nr. 295 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गानि धीपटुत्वं शक्तिर्दशनाः शनैर्विशीर्यन्ते ।
निखिलेन्द्रियाणि येषां चिरायुषस्ते नरा ज्ञेयाः ॥aṅgāni dhīpaṭutvaṃ śaktirdaśanāḥ śanairviśīryante |
nikhilendriyāṇi yeṣāṃ cirāyuṣaste narā jñeyāḥ ||
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.
Dhi (धि): defined in 14 categories.
Patutva (paṭutva, पटुत्व): defined in 2 categories.
Shakti (sakti, śakti, शक्ति): defined in 23 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Nikhila (निखिल, nikhilā, निखिला): defined in 9 categories.
Indriya (इन्द्रिय): defined in 14 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Cirayusha (cirayusa, cirāyuṣa, चिरायुष): defined in 1 categories.
Cirayus (cirāyus, चिरायुस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय, jñeyā, ज्ञेया): defined in 9 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaiva philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist 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: “aṅgāni dhīpaṭutvaṃ śaktirdaśanāḥ śanairviśīryante”
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- dhī -
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dhī (noun, feminine)[compound]dhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paṭutvam -
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paṭutva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaktir -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daśanāḥ -
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daśana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śanair -
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śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- viśīr -
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- yante -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “nikhilendriyāṇi yeṣāṃ cirāyuṣaste narā jñeyāḥ”
- nikhile -
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nikhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]nikhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nikhilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indriyāṇi -
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indriya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yeṣām -
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ya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- cirāyuṣas -
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cirāyuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cirāyus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cirāyus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- narā* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- jñeyāḥ -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
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 295 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.