Sanskrit quote nr. 4415 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आघ्रायाघ्राय गन्धं विकृतमुखपुटो दर्शयन् दन्तपङ्क्तिं ।
धावन्नुन्मुक्तनादो मुहुरपि रभसाकृष्टया पृष्ठलग्नः ॥āghrāyāghrāya gandhaṃ vikṛtamukhapuṭo darśayan dantapaṅktiṃ |
dhāvannunmuktanādo muhurapi rabhasākṛṣṭayā pṛṣṭhalagnaḥ ||
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.
Gandha (गन्ध): defined in 25 categories.
Vikrita (vikrta, vikṛta, विकृत): defined in 11 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Puta (puṭa, पुट): defined in 17 categories.
Darshayat (darsayat, darśayat, दर्शयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Pankti (paṅkti, पङ्क्ति): defined in 13 categories.
Dhavat (dhāvat, धावत्): defined in 3 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Nada (nāda, नाद): defined in 18 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Rabhasa (rabhasā, रभसा): defined in 6 categories.
Rabhas (रभस्): defined in 1 categories.
Akrishta (akrsta, akṛṣṭā, अकृष्टा): defined in 10 categories.
Prishthalagna (prsthalagna, pṛṣṭhalagna, पृष्ठलग्न): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Vastushastra (architecture), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
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: “āghrāyāghrāya gandhaṃ vikṛtamukhapuṭo darśayan dantapaṅktiṃ”
- Cannot analyse āghrāyāghrāya*ga
- gandham -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gandhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vikṛtam -
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vikṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṭo* -
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puṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- darśayan -
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√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś]
- danta -
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danta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- paṅktim -
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paṅkti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “dhāvannunmuktanādo muhurapi rabhasākṛṣṭayā pṛṣṭhalagnaḥ”
- dhāvann -
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dhāvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nādo* -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- muhur -
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muhur (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]muhur (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rabhasā -
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rabhasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rabhasā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]rabhasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rabhasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rabhas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]rabhasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṛṣṭayā -
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akṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- pṛṣṭhalagnaḥ -
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pṛṣṭhalagna (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 4415 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.