Sanskrit quote nr. 4397 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगस्कारिणि कैटभप्रमथने तत्ताडनार्थं रुषा ।
नाभीपङ्कजमस्त्रतां गमयितुं जाते प्रयत्ने श्रियः ॥āgaskāriṇi kaiṭabhapramathane tattāḍanārthaṃ ruṣā |
nābhīpaṅkajamastratāṃ gamayituṃ jāte prayatne śriyaḥ ||
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.
Agaskarin (āgaskārin, आगस्कारिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Kaitabha (kaiṭabha, कैटभ): defined in 5 categories.
Pramathana (प्रमथन): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tadana (tāḍana, ताडन, tāḍanā, ताडना): defined in 15 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Rush (rus, ruṣ, रुष्): defined in 4 categories.
Rusha (rusa, ruṣā, रुषा): defined in 4 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Pankaja (paṅkaja, पङ्कज): defined in 10 categories.
Astri (astr, astṛ, अस्तृ): defined in 2 categories.
Astra (अस्त्र): defined in 11 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात, jātā, जाता): defined in 21 categories.
Jati (jāti, जाति): defined in 29 categories.
Prayatna (प्रयत्न, prayatnā, प्रयत्ना): defined in 15 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Kannada, Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Marathi, Biology (plants and animals), Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pali, Jain philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Vaisheshika (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: “āgaskāriṇi kaiṭabhapramathane tattāḍanārthaṃ ruṣā”
- āgaskāriṇi -
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āgaskāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āgaskārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]āgaskārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaiṭabha -
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kaiṭabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramathane -
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pramathana (noun, masculine)[locative single]pramathana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tāḍanā -
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tāḍana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāḍana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tāḍanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ruṣā -
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ruṣ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ruṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nābhīpaṅkajamastratāṃ gamayituṃ jāte prayatne śriyaḥ”
- nābhī -
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nābhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nābhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- paṅkajam -
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paṅkaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅkaja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- astra -
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astṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]astra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- atā -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gamayitum -
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√gam -> gamayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]
- jāte -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
- prayatne -
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prayatna (noun, masculine)[locative single]prayatnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śriyaḥ -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive 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 4397 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.