Sanskrit quote nr. 4263 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकारवेषसौभाग्यैः कन्दर्पप्रतिमोऽपि सन् ।
यासां संगममासाद्य प्राप्तः को वा न वञ्चनाम् ॥ākāraveṣasaubhāgyaiḥ kandarpapratimo'pi san |
yāsāṃ saṃgamamāsādya prāptaḥ ko vā na vañcanām ||
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.
Akara (ākāra, आकार): defined in 20 categories.
Vesha (vesa, veṣa, वेष): defined in 13 categories.
Saubhagya (saubhāgya, सौभाग्य): defined in 12 categories.
Kandarpa (कन्दर्प): defined in 7 categories.
Pratima (pratimā, प्रतिमा): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Yasa (yāsā, यासा): defined in 13 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Sangama (saṅgama, सङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Asadya (āsādya, आसाद्य): defined in 5 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Va (व, vā, वा): defined in 11 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Vancana (vañcanā, वञ्चना): defined in 9 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: “ākāraveṣasaubhāgyaiḥ kandarpapratimo'pi san”
- ākāra -
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ākāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- veṣa -
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veṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]veṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaṣ (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√viṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saubhāgyaiḥ -
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saubhāgya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kandarpa -
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kandarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratimo' -
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pratimā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- san -
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sat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yāsāṃ saṃgamamāsādya prāptaḥ ko vā na vañcanām”
- yāsām -
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yāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- saṅgamam -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āsādya -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāptaḥ -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vañcanām -
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vañcanā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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 4263 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.