Sanskrit quote nr. 4860 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आनायमिव मत्स्यानां पञ्जरं शकुनेरिव ।
समस्तपाशं मूढस्य बन्धनं वामलोचना ॥ānāyamiva matsyānāṃ pañjaraṃ śakuneriva |
samastapāśaṃ mūḍhasya bandhanaṃ vāmalocanā ||
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.
Anaya (ānāya, आनाय): defined in 7 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य, matsyā, मत्स्या): defined in 19 categories.
Panjara (pañjara, पञ्जर): defined in 13 categories.
Shakuni (sakuni, śakuni, शकुनि): defined in 11 categories.
Samasta (समस्त): defined in 11 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Mudha (mūḍha, मूढ): defined in 15 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Vamalocana (vāmalocanā, वामलोचना): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “ānāyamiva matsyānāṃ pañjaraṃ śakuneriva”
- ānāyam -
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ānāya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- matsyānām -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]matsyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pañjaram -
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pañjara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañjara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śakuner -
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śakuni (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “samastapāśaṃ mūḍhasya bandhanaṃ vāmalocanā”
- samasta -
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samasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāśam -
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pāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mūḍhasya -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mūḍha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]
- bandhanam -
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bandhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bandhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāmalocanā -
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vāmalocanā (noun, feminine)[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 4860 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.