Sanskrit quote nr. 5268 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्द्रां कण्ठे मुखाब्जस्रजमवनमयत्यम्बिका जानुलम्बां ।
स्थाने कृत्वेन्दुलेखां निबिडयति जटाः पन्नगेन्द्रेण नन्दी ॥ārdrāṃ kaṇṭhe mukhābjasrajamavanamayatyambikā jānulambāṃ |
sthāne kṛtvendulekhāṃ nibiḍayati jaṭāḥ pannagendreṇa nandī ||
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.
Ardra (ārdrā, आर्द्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Mukhabja (mukhābja, मुखाब्ज): defined in 3 categories.
Sraj (स्रज्): defined in 6 categories.
Sraja (स्रज): defined in 3 categories.
Avana (अवन): defined in 6 categories.
Ayat (अयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayati (अयति): defined in 7 categories.
Ambika (अम्बिक, ambikā, अम्बिका): defined in 10 categories.
Janu (jānu, जानु): defined in 17 categories.
Lamba (lambā, लम्बा): defined in 11 categories.
Sthane (sthāne, स्थाने): defined in 1 categories.
Sthana (sthāna, स्थान): defined in 22 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Indulekha (indulekhā, इन्दुलेखा): defined in 3 categories.
Nibida (nibiḍa, निबिड): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Jata (jaṭa, जट, jaṭā, जटा): defined in 21 categories.
Pannagendra (पन्नगेन्द्र): defined in 3 categories.
Nandi (नन्दि, nandī, नन्दी): defined in 21 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Biology (plants and animals), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhist philosophy, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “ārdrāṃ kaṇṭhe mukhābjasrajamavanamayatyambikā jānulambāṃ”
- ārdrām -
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ārdrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- mukhābja -
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mukhābja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- srajam -
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sraja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sraja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]srajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sraj (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sraj (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- avanam -
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avana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√van (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- ayatya -
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ayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]ayat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ambikā* -
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ambika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ambikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jānu -
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jānu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- lambām -
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lambā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “sthāne kṛtvendulekhāṃ nibiḍayati jaṭāḥ pannagendreṇa nandī”
- sthāne -
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sthāne (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kṛtve -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]kṛtvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]
- indulekhām -
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indulekhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nibiḍa -
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nibiḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nibiḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- jaṭāḥ -
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jaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jaṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pannagendreṇa -
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pannagendra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- nandī -
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nandī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nandi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nandi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nandin (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 5268 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.