Sanskrit quote nr. 4412 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आघ्रातक्षोणिपीठः खुरशिखरसमाकृष्टरेणुस्तुरङ्गः ।
पुञ्जीकृत्याखिलाङ्घ्रीन् क्रमवशविनमज्जानुरुन्मुक्तकायः ॥āghrātakṣoṇipīṭhaḥ khuraśikharasamākṛṣṭareṇusturaṅgaḥ |
puñjīkṛtyākhilāṅghrīn kramavaśavinamajjānurunmuktakāyaḥ ||
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.
Aghrata (āghrāta, आघ्रात): defined in 4 categories.
Kshoni (ksoni, kṣoṇī, क्षोणी): defined in 8 categories.
Pitha (pīṭha, पीठ): defined in 17 categories.
Khura (खुर): defined in 10 categories.
Shikhara (sikhara, śikhara, शिखर): defined in 18 categories.
Samakrishta (samakrsta, samākṛṣṭa, समाकृष्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Renu (reṇu, रेणु): defined in 13 categories.
Turanga (turaṅga, तुरङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Punjikritya (punjikrtya, puñjīkṛtya, पुञ्जीकृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Akhila (अखिल, akhilā, अखिला): defined in 13 categories.
Anghri (aṅghri, अङ्घ्रि): defined in 6 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ina (इन): defined in 9 categories.
Majja (मज्ज): defined in 14 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Prakrit, Jain philosophy, Nepali, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law)
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: “āghrātakṣoṇipīṭhaḥ khuraśikharasamākṛṣṭareṇusturaṅgaḥ”
- āghrāta -
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āghrāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āghrāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣoṇi -
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kṣoṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṣoṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pīṭhaḥ -
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pīṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khura -
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khura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√khur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- śikhara -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śikhara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samākṛṣṭa -
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samākṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samākṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- reṇus -
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reṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√raṇ (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√raṇ (verb class 4)[perfect active third plural]
- turaṅgaḥ -
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turaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “puñjīkṛtyākhilāṅghrīn kramavaśavinamajjānurunmuktakāyaḥ”
- puñjīkṛtyā -
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puñjīkṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- akhilā -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]akhilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅghrīn -
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aṅghri (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- krama -
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krama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kram (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vaśa -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- majjān -
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majja (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāyaḥ -
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kāya (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 4412 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.