Sanskrit quote nr. 4700 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आदाय मांसमखिलं स्तनवर्जमङ्गान् ।
मां मुञ्च वागुरिक यामि कुरु प्रसादम् ॥ādāya māṃsamakhilaṃ stanavarjamaṅgān |
māṃ muñca vāgurika yāmi kuru prasādam ||
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.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 categories.
Adaya (ādāya, आदाय): defined in 10 categories.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Akhila (अखिल): defined in 13 categories.
Stana (स्तन): defined in 9 categories.
Varjam (वर्जम्): defined in 1 categories.
Varja (वर्ज): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vagurika (vāgurika, वागुरिक): defined in 3 categories.
Yami (yāmī, यामी): defined in 9 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “ādāya māṃsamakhilaṃ stanavarjamaṅgān”
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- māṃsam -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- akhilam -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- stana -
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stana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√stan (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- varjam -
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varjam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]varja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varjā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅgān -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “māṃ muñca vāgurika yāmi kuru prasādam”
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- muñca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]√muñc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vāgurika -
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vāgurika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāmi -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- prasādam -
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prasāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative 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 4700 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.