Sanskrit quote nr. 3560 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अश्वस्य लक्षणं वेगो मदो मातङ्गलक्षणम् ।
चातुर्यं लक्षणं नार्या उद्योगः पुरुषलक्षणम् ॥aśvasya lakṣaṇaṃ vego mado mātaṅgalakṣaṇam |
cāturyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ nāryā udyogaḥ puruṣalakṣaṇam ||
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.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Lakshana (laksana, lakṣaṇa, लक्षण): defined in 22 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Matanga (mātaṅga, मातङ्ग): defined in 16 categories.
Caturya (cāturya, चातुर्य): defined in 5 categories.
Nari (nāri, नारि, nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Udyoga (उद्योग): defined in 6 categories.
Purusha (purusa, puruṣa, पुरुष): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Marathi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “aśvasya lakṣaṇaṃ vego mado mātaṅgalakṣaṇam”
- aśvasya -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vego* -
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vega (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mado* -
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mada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mātaṅga -
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mātaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “cāturyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ nāryā udyogaḥ puruṣalakṣaṇam”
- cāturyam -
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cāturya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāryā*u -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[dative single]nārī (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- ud -
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- udyogaḥ -
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udyoga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣa -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇam -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 3560 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.