Sanskrit quote nr. 5008 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आभोगिनौ मण्डलिनौ तत्क्षणोन्मुक्तकञ्चुकौ ।
वरमाशीविषौ स्पृष्टौ न तु तन्व्याः पयोधरौ ॥ābhoginau maṇḍalinau tatkṣaṇonmuktakañcukau |
varamāśīviṣau spṛṣṭau na tu tanvyāḥ payodharau ||
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.
Tatkshana (tatksana, tatkṣaṇa, तत्क्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Unmukta (उन्मुक्त): defined in 3 categories.
Kancuka (kañcuka, कञ्चुक): defined in 8 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Sprishti (sprsti, spṛṣṭi, स्पृष्टि): defined in 2 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jainism
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: “ābhoginau maṇḍalinau tatkṣaṇonmuktakañcukau”
- ābhoginau -
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ābhogin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- maṇḍalinau -
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maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tatkṣaṇo -
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tatkṣaṇa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmukta -
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unmukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kañcukau -
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kañcuka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “varamāśīviṣau spṛṣṭau na tu tanvyāḥ payodharau”
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśīviṣau -
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āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- spṛṣṭau -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]spṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tanvyāḥ -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- payodharau -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5008 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.