Sanskrit quote nr. 3084 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अलंकारः शङ्काकरनरकपालं परिजनो ।
विशीर्णाङ्गो भृङ्गी वसु च वृष एको बहुवयाः ॥alaṃkāraḥ śaṅkākaranarakapālaṃ parijano |
viśīrṇāṅgo bhṛṅgī vasu ca vṛṣa eko bahuvayāḥ ||
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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.
Shanka (sanka, śaṅka, शङ्क, śaṅkā, शङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Araka (अरक): defined in 6 categories.
Pala (pāla, पाल): defined in 22 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Janu (जनु): defined in 17 categories.
Vishirna (visirna, viśīrṇa, विशीर्ण, viśīrṇā, विशीर्णा): defined in 6 categories.
Angas (aṅgas, अङ्गस्): defined in 1 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Bhringi (bhrngi, bhṛṅgi, भृङ्गि, bhṛṅgī, भृङ्गी): defined in 11 categories.
Bhringin (bhrngin, bhṛṅgin, भृङ्गिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Vasu (वसु, vasū, वसू): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vrisha (vrsa, vṛṣa, वृष): defined in 14 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Bahu (बहु): defined in 22 categories.
Vaya (वय, vayā, वया): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Samkhya (school of 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: “alaṃkāraḥ śaṅkākaranarakapālaṃ parijano”
- alaṅkāraḥ -
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alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaṅkā -
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śaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akaran -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- araka -
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araka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pālam -
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pāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jano -
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janu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “viśīrṇāṅgo bhṛṅgī vasu ca vṛṣa eko bahuvayāḥ”
- viśīrṇā -
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viśīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]viśīrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgo* -
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aṅgas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhṛṅgī -
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bhṛṅgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhṛṅgi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhṛṅgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vasu -
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vasu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vasu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vasu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vasū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛṣa* -
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vṛṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eko* -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vayāḥ -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 3084 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.