Sanskrit quote nr. 3064 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अर्धाङ्गनापुंवपुषः पुरारेर् ।
मूर्त्तिः श्रियं नौरिव वस्तनोतु ॥ardhāṅganāpuṃvapuṣaḥ purārer |
mūrttiḥ śriyaṃ nauriva vastanotu ||
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.
Ardhanga (ardhāṅga, अर्धाङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Nabh (nābh, नाभ्): defined in 3 categories.
Vapusha (vapusa, vapuṣa, वपुष): defined in 3 categories.
Vapus (वपुस्): defined in 7 categories.
Tti (त्ति): defined in 2 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Nau (नौ): defined in 12 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Vasta (वस्त): defined in 5 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Nepali, Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “ardhāṅganāpuṃvapuṣaḥ purārer”
- ardhāṅga -
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ardhāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- uṃ -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vapuṣaḥ -
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vapuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vapus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vapus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Cannot analyse purārer
- Line 2: “mūrttiḥ śriyaṃ nauriva vastanotu”
- mūr -
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- ttiḥ -
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tti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- naur -
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nau (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vasta -
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vasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]√vas -> vasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
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 3064 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.