Sanskrit quote nr. 5277 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आर्यानङ्ग महाव्रतं विदधता विन्ध्यानिलैः पारणां ।
कृत्वा साङ्गमकारि केन मुरलाकूले कठोरं तपः ॥āryānaṅga mahāvrataṃ vidadhatā vindhyānilaiḥ pāraṇāṃ |
kṛtvā sāṅgamakāri kena muralākūle kaṭhoraṃ tapaḥ ||
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.
Arya (ārya, आर्य): defined in 16 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Mahavrata (mahāvrata, महाव्रत): defined in 6 categories.
Vida (विद): defined in 9 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Vindhya (विन्ध्य): defined in 13 categories.
Ila (ilā, इला): defined in 13 categories.
Parana (pāraṇā, पारणा): defined in 8 categories.
Kritva (krtva, kṛtvā, कृत्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sangama (sāṅgama, साङ्गम): defined in 16 categories.
Karin (kārin, कारिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Kena (केन): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Murala (मुरल, muralā, मुरला): defined in 7 categories.
Kathora (kaṭhora, कठोर): defined in 7 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapa (तप): defined in 13 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of 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: “āryānaṅga mahāvrataṃ vidadhatā vindhyānilaiḥ pāraṇāṃ”
- āryān -
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ārya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mahāvratam -
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mahāvrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāvrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāvratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dha -
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dha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vindhyān -
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vindhya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ilai -
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ilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√il (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- aiḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- pāraṇām -
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pāraṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtvā sāṅgamakāri kena muralākūle kaṭhoraṃ tapaḥ”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sāṅgama -
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sāṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāri -
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kāri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kāri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kāri (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- muralā -
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murala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]muralā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akūle -
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√kūl (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- kaṭhoram -
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kaṭhora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṭhora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṭhorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tapaḥ -
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tapas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tap (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]tap (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]tapa (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 5277 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.