Sanskrit quote nr. 4320 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आकृष्यादावमन्दग्रहमलकचयं वक्त्रमासज्य वक्त्रे ।
कण्ठे लग्नः सुकण्ठः पुनरपि कुचयोर्दत्तगाढाङ्गसङ्गः ॥ākṛṣyādāvamandagrahamalakacayaṃ vaktramāsajya vaktre |
kaṇṭhe lagnaḥ sukaṇṭhaḥ punarapi kucayordattagāḍhāṅgasaṅgaḥ ||
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.
Adau (ādau, आदौ): defined in 3 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adi (ādi, आदि): defined in 14 categories.
Amanda (अमन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Graha (ग्रह): defined in 19 categories.
Alaka (अलक): defined in 14 categories.
Caya (चय): defined in 10 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Asajya (āsajya, आसज्य): defined in 1 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Lagna (लग्न): defined in 9 categories.
Sukantha (sukaṇṭha, सुकण्ठ): defined in 6 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Datta (दत्त): defined in 12 categories.
Gadha (gāḍha, गाढ, gāḍhā, गाढा): defined in 10 categories.
Angasanga (aṅgasaṅga, अङ्गसङ्ग): defined in 4 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: “ākṛṣyādāvamandagrahamalakacayaṃ vaktramāsajya vaktre”
- 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]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akṛṣyā -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist middle first single]
- ādāva -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- amanda -
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amanda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amanda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- graham -
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graha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]graha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- alaka -
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alaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cayam -
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caya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vaktram -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āsajya -
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āsajya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vaktre -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[locative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “kaṇṭhe lagnaḥ sukaṇṭhaḥ punarapi kucayordattagāḍhāṅgasaṅgaḥ”
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- lagnaḥ -
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lagna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb]
- sukaṇṭhaḥ -
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sukaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kucayor -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- datta -
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datta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]datta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second plural]
- gāḍhā -
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gāḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gāḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgasaṅgaḥ -
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aṅgasaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 4320 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.