Sanskrit quote nr. 334 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गेनाङ्गमनुप्रविश्य मिलतो हस्तावलेपादिभिः का वार्ता युधि गन्धसिन्धुरपतेर्गन्धोऽपि चेत्के द्विपाः ।
जेतव्योऽस्ति हरेः स लाञ्छनमतो वन्दामहे तामभूद् यद्गभ शरभः स्वयंजय इति श्रुत्वापि यो नाङ्कितः ॥

aṅgenāṅgamanupraviśya milato hastāvalepādibhiḥ kā vārtā yudhi gandhasindhurapatergandho'pi cetke dvipāḥ |
jetavyo'sti hareḥ sa lāñchanamato vandāmahe tāmabhūd yadgabha śarabhaḥ svayaṃjaya iti śrutvāpi yo nāṅkitaḥ ||

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.
Anupravishya (anupravisya, anupraviśya, अनुप्रविश्य): defined in 1 categories.
Milat (मिलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Alepa (अलेप): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Yudh (युध्): defined in 1 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Sindhura (सिन्धुर): defined in 6 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 13 categories.
Jetavya (जेतव्य): defined in 2 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Lanchana (lāñchana, लाञ्छन): defined in 10 categories.
Atah (ataḥ, अतः): defined in 2 categories.
Tama (tāma, ताम): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Gabha (गभ): defined in 3 categories.
Sharabha (sarabha, śarabha, शरभ): defined in 14 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ankita (aṅkita, अङ्कित): defined in 8 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), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “aṅgenāṅgamanupraviśya milato hastāvalepādibhiḥ kā vārtā yudhi gandhasindhurapatergandho'pi cetke dvipāḥ”
aṅgenā -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aṅgam -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anupraviśya -
anupraviśya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
milato* -
milat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

milat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√mil -> milat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [ablative single from √mil class 6 verb], [genitive single from √mil class 6 verb]

√mil -> milat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √mil class 6 verb], [genitive single from √mil class 6 verb]

√mil (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
hastāva -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alepād -
alepa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

alepa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhiḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
kā* -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
vār -
vār (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vār (noun, neuter)

[compound]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
yudhi -
yudh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yudh (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
gandha -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sindhura -
sindhura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pater -
pati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

pati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√pat (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
gandho' -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Cannot analyse cetke*dv
dvipāḥ -
dvipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “jetavyo'sti hareḥ sa lāñchanamato vandāmahe tāmabhūd yadgabha śarabhaḥ svayaṃjaya iti śrutvāpi yo nāṅkitaḥ”
jetavyo' -
jetavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ji -> jetavya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
hareḥ -
hari (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hari (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[optative active second single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
lāñchanam -
lāñchana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ato* -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vandāmahe -
√vand (verb class 1)

[present middle first plural]
tāma -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active third single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
gabha -
gabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śarabhaḥ -
śarabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayañja -
svayañja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svayañja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ya* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aṅkitaḥ -
aṅkita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 334 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.

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Last Updated: 22 April, 2019