Sanskrit quote nr. 3585 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अष्टाङ्गुलस्य कथितो वायोर्मानो विचक्षणैः ।
चतुरङ्गुलमानं च तेजस्तत्त्वं निगद्यते ॥aṣṭāṅgulasya kathito vāyormāno vicakṣaṇaiḥ |
caturaṅgulamānaṃ ca tejastattvaṃ nigadyate ||
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.
Ashta (asta, aṣṭā, अष्टा): defined in 15 categories.
Gula (गुल): defined in 9 categories.
Kathita (कथित): defined in 10 categories.
Vayu (vāyu, वायु): defined in 26 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Vicakshana (vicaksana, vicakṣaṇa, विचक्षण): defined in 10 categories.
Caturangula (caturaṅgula, चतुरङ्गुल): defined in 6 categories.
Ana (āna, आन): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tattva (तत्त्व): defined in 17 categories.
Niga (निग): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
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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: “aṣṭāṅgulasya kathito vāyormāno vicakṣaṇaiḥ”
- aṣṭāṅ -
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√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √aś class 5 verb]
- gulasya -
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gula (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- kathito* -
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kathita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
- vāyor -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- māno* -
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māna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
- vicakṣaṇaiḥ -
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vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vicakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “caturaṅgulamānaṃ ca tejastattvaṃ nigadyate”
- caturaṅgulam -
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caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tejas -
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tejas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]teja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tattvam -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- niga -
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niga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dya -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive 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 3585 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.