Sanskrit quote nr. 3885 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अस्थि नास्ति शिरो नास्ति बाहुरस्ति निरङ्गुलिः ।
नास्ति पादद्वयं गाढम् अङ्गमालिङ्गति स्वयम् ॥asthi nāsti śiro nāsti bāhurasti niraṅguliḥ |
nāsti pādadvayaṃ gāḍham aṅgamāliṅgati svayam ||
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.
Asthi (अस्थि): defined in 17 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Niranguli (niraṅguli, निरङ्गुलि): defined in 1 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Dvayam (द्वयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Gadham (gāḍham, गाढम्): defined in 2 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ): defined in 10 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Svayam (स्वयम्): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “asthi nāsti śiro nāsti bāhurasti niraṅguliḥ”
- asthi -
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asthi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śiro* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāhur -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- niraṅguliḥ -
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niraṅguli (noun, masculine)[nominative single]niraṅguli (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nāsti pādadvayaṃ gāḍham aṅgamāliṅgati svayam”
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pāda -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvayam -
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dvayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gāḍham -
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gāḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- liṅgati -
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√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg -> liṅgat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √liṅg class 1 verb]√liṅg (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 3885 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.