Sanskrit quote nr. 4301 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकुञ्चितोरू द्वौ यत्र जानुभ्यां धरणिं गतौ ।
दर्दुरक्रममित्याहुः स्थानकं दृढभेदने ॥ākuñcitorū dvau yatra jānubhyāṃ dharaṇiṃ gatau |
dardurakramamityāhuḥ sthānakaṃ dṛḍhabhedane ||
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.
Uru (उरु): defined in 16 categories.
Dva (द्व): defined in 2 categories.
Yatra (यत्र): defined in 12 categories.
Janu (jānu, जानु): defined in 17 categories.
Dharani (dharaṇi, धरणि): defined in 18 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Dardura (दर्दुर): defined in 13 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Sthanaka (sthānaka, स्थानक): defined in 8 categories.
Dridha (drdha, dṛḍha, दृढ): defined in 13 categories.
Bhedana (भेदन, bhedanā, भेदना): defined in 8 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, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Nepali, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhism, Jainism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “ākuñcitorū dvau yatra jānubhyāṃ dharaṇiṃ gatau”
- ākuñcito -
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ākuñcita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākuñcita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākuñcitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- urū -
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uru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jānubhyām -
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jānu (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- dharaṇim -
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dharaṇi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatau -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[locative single]gati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “dardurakramamityāhuḥ sthānakaṃ dṛḍhabhedane”
- dardura -
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dardura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dardura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kramam -
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krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āhuḥ -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]
- sthānakam -
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sthānaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthānaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛḍha -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhedane -
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bhedana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhedana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhedanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 4301 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.