Sanskrit quote nr. 5001 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभुग्नाङ्गुलिपल्लवौ कचभरे व्यापारयन्ती करौ ।
बन्धोत्कर्षनिबद्धमानसतया शून्यां दधाना दृशम् ॥ābhugnāṅgulipallavau kacabhare vyāpārayantī karau |
bandhotkarṣanibaddhamānasatayā śūnyāṃ dadhānā dṛśam ||
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.
Abhugna (ābhugna, आभुग्न, ābhugnā, आभुग्ना): defined in 4 categories.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Kaca (कच): defined in 11 categories.
Bhara (भर, bharā, भरा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhari (भरि): defined in 6 categories.
Vyapara (vyāpāra, व्यापार): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yanti (यन्ति): defined in 3 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 21 categories.
Bandhu (बन्धु): defined in 14 categories.
Utkarsha (utkarsa, utkarṣa, उत्कर्ष): defined in 8 categories.
Nibaddha (निबद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Anasa (ānasa, आनस): defined in 6 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnyā, शून्या): defined in 15 categories.
Drisham (drsam, dṛśam, दृशम्): defined in 1 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist 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: “ābhugnāṅgulipallavau kacabhare vyāpārayantī karau”
- ābhugnā -
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ābhugna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ābhugna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ābhugnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅguli -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pallavau -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kaca -
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kaca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kac (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhare -
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bhara (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bharā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- vyāpāra -
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vyāpāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantī -
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yat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yanti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
- karau -
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kari (noun, masculine)[locative single]kari (noun, feminine)[locative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “bandhotkarṣanibaddhamānasatayā śūnyāṃ dadhānā dṛśam”
- bandho -
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bandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bandhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√bandh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- utkarṣa -
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utkarṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utkarṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nibaddham -
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nibaddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nibaddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nibaddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānasa -
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ānasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tayā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- śūnyām -
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śūnyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dadhānā -
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- dṛśam -
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dṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dṛś (noun, masculine)[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 5001 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.