Sanskrit quote nr. 315 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गुलीभिः कुरङ्गाक्ष्याः शोभते मुद्रिकावलिः ।
प्रोतेव बाणैः पञ्चेषोः सूक्ष्मा लक्ष्यपरम्परा ॥aṅgulībhiḥ kuraṅgākṣyāḥ śobhate mudrikāvaliḥ |
proteva bāṇaiḥ pañceṣoḥ sūkṣmā lakṣyaparamparā ||
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.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Kurangakshi (kurangaksi, kuraṅgākṣī, कुरङ्गाक्षी): defined in 2 categories.
Mudrika (mudrikā, मुद्रिका): defined in 5 categories.
Li (लि): defined in 7 categories.
Prota (प्रोत, protā, प्रोता): defined in 4 categories.
Proti (प्रोति): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण): defined in 22 categories.
Panceshu (pancesu, pañceṣu, पञ्चेषु): defined in 2 categories.
Sukshma (suksma, sūkṣma, सूक्ष्म, sūkṣmā, सूक्ष्मा): defined in 16 categories.
Lakshya (laksya, lakṣya, लक्ष्य): defined in 9 categories.
Parampara (paramparā, परम्परा): defined in 12 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Ayurveda (science of life), Nepali
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: “aṅgulībhiḥ kuraṅgākṣyāḥ śobhate mudrikāvaliḥ”
- aṅgulībhiḥ -
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aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- kuraṅgākṣyāḥ -
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kuraṅgākṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śobhate -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- mudrikā -
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mudrikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āva -
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√av (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- liḥ -
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li (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “proteva bāṇaiḥ pañceṣoḥ sūkṣmā lakṣyaparamparā”
- prote -
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prota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prota (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]protā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]proti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√pru (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāṇaiḥ -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pañceṣoḥ -
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pañceṣu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sūkṣmā* -
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sūkṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lakṣya -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- paramparā -
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paramparā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
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 315 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.