Sanskrit quote nr. 4300 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकुञ्चितैकजङ्घं ।
दरावृतोर्ध्वोरु गोपितार्धोरु ॥ākuñcitaikajaṅghaṃ |
darāvṛtordhvoru gopitārdhoru ||
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.
Akuncita (ākuñcita, आकुञ्चित, ākuñcitā, आकुञ्चिता): defined in 7 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Jangha (jaṅgha, जङ्घ): defined in 17 categories.
Dara (दर): defined in 14 categories.
Dari (दरि): defined in 11 categories.
Ritu (rtu, ṛtu, ऋतु): defined in 14 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Gopitri (gopitr, gopitṛ, गोपितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Gopita (गोपित, gopitā, गोपिता): defined in 5 categories.
Ardha (अर्ध, ardhā, अर्धा): defined in 8 categories.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil
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: “ākuñcitaikajaṅghaṃ”
- ākuñcitai -
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ākuñcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākuñcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākuñcitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aika -
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aika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jaṅgham -
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jaṅgha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jaṅghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “darāvṛtordhvoru gopitārdhoru”
- darāvṛ -
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dara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dari (noun, masculine)[locative single]dari (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ṛtor -
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ṛtu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dhvor -
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dhu (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- ru -
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ru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gopitā -
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gopita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gopita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gopitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]gopitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√gup (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ardho -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uru -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [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 4300 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.