Sanskrit quote nr. 4219 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकण्ठार्पितकञ्चुकाञ्चलमुरो हस्ताङ्गुलीमुद्रणा- ।
मात्रासूत्रितहास्यमास्यमलसाः पञ्चालिकाकेलयः ॥ākaṇṭhārpitakañcukāñcalamuro hastāṅgulīmudraṇā- |
mātrāsūtritahāsyamāsyamalasāḥ pañcālikākelayaḥ ||
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.
Akantha (akaṇṭha, अकण्ठ, akaṇṭhā, अकण्ठा): defined in 3 categories.
Arpita (अर्पित): defined in 9 categories.
Kancuka (kañcuka, कञ्चुक): defined in 8 categories.
Ancala (añcala, अञ्चल): defined in 4 categories.
Matri (matr, mātṛ, मातृ): defined in 10 categories.
Matra (mātra, मात्र, mātrā, मात्रा): defined in 18 categories.
Asutrita (āsūtrita, आसूत्रित): defined in 1 categories.
Hasya (hāsya, हास्य): defined in 12 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य): defined in 10 categories.
Alasa (अलस, alasā, अलसा): defined in 16 categories.
Pancalika (pañcālikā, पञ्चालिका): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Kannada, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Hinduism, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “ākaṇṭhārpitakañcukāñcalamuro hastāṅgulīmudraṇā-”
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akaṇṭhā -
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akaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akaṇṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akaṇṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arpita -
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arpita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arpita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛ]√ṛ -> arpita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛ]
- kañcukā -
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kañcuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kañcuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- añcalam -
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añcala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- uro* -
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- Cannot analyse hastāṅgulīmudraṇā
- Line 2: “mātrāsūtritahāsyamāsyamalasāḥ pañcālikākelayaḥ”
- mātrā -
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mātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]mātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mātṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]mātrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsūtrita -
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āsūtrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsūtrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hāsyam -
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hāsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hāsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hāsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √has class 1 verb]√has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [accusative single from √has class 1 verb]
- āsyam -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √as]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ās], [accusative single from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √as], [accusative single from √as]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect active first single]
- alasāḥ -
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alasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]alasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pañcālikā -
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pañcālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akelayaḥ -
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√kil (verb class 10)[imperfect active second 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 4219 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.