Sanskrit quote nr. 317 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गुल्यः पञ्चमे मासे दृष्टिकुक्षौ च षष्ठमे ।
संचारः सप्तमे मासे अष्टमे नयनेषु च ॥aṅgulyaḥ pañcame māse dṛṣṭikukṣau ca ṣaṣṭhame |
saṃcāraḥ saptame māse aṣṭame nayaneṣu ca ||
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.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Kukshi (kuksi, kukṣi, कुक्षि): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Shashthama (sasthama, ṣaṣṭhama, षष्ठम, ṣaṣṭhamā, षष्ठमा): defined in 1 categories.
Saptama (सप्तम): defined in 7 categories.
Ashtama (astama, aṣṭama, अष्टम): defined in 7 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 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), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), 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: “aṅgulyaḥ pañcame māse dṛṣṭikukṣau ca ṣaṣṭhame”
- aṅgulyaḥ -
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aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pañcame -
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pañcama (noun, masculine)[locative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- māse -
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mās (noun, masculine)[dative single]māsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dṛṣṭi -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dṛṣṭin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kukṣau -
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kukṣi (noun, feminine)[locative single]kukṣi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaṣṭhame -
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ṣaṣṭhama (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṣaṣṭhama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṣaṣṭhamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “saṃcāraḥ saptame māse aṣṭame nayaneṣu ca”
- sañcāraḥ -
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sañcāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saptame -
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saptama (noun, masculine)[locative single]saptama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- māse -
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mās (noun, masculine)[dative single]māsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- aṣṭame -
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aṣṭama (noun, masculine)[locative single]aṣṭama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nayaneṣu -
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nayana (noun, masculine)[locative plural]nayana (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 317 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.