Sanskrit quote nr. 5364 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आवक्त्रेन्दु तदङ्गमेव सृजतः स्रष्टुः समग्रस्त्विषां ।
कोषः शोषमगादगाधजगतीशिल्पेऽपि नाल्पायितः ॥āvaktrendu tadaṅgameva sṛjataḥ sraṣṭuḥ samagrastviṣāṃ |
koṣaḥ śoṣamagādagādhajagatīśilpe'pi nālpāyitaḥ ||
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.
Tadam (तदम्): defined in 2 categories.
Gama (गम, gamā, गमा): defined in 9 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Srashtri (srastr, sraṣṭṛ, स्रष्टृ): defined in 5 categories.
Samagra (समग्र): defined in 5 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Tvisha (tvisa, tviṣā, त्विषा): defined in 2 categories.
Kosha (kosa, koṣa, कोष): defined in 17 categories.
Shosha (sosa, śoṣa, शोष): defined in 13 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Agadha (agādha, अगाध): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Shilpa (silpa, śilpa, शिल्प, śilpā, शिल्पा): defined in 9 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Alpa (अल्प, alpā, अल्पा): defined in 11 categories.
Ayita (āyita, आयित): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Jainism, Pali, India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Nepali, Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “āvaktrendu tadaṅgameva sṛjataḥ sraṣṭuḥ samagrastviṣāṃ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaktrendu -
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vaktrendu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- tadaṅ -
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tadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- game -
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gama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]gama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gami (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√gam (verb class 1)[injunctive middle first single]√gam (verb class 2)[present middle first single], [injunctive middle first single]√gam (verb class 3)[injunctive middle first single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sṛjataḥ -
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√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sṛj class 6 verb], [ablative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [genitive single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj (verb class 6)[present active third dual]
- sraṣṭuḥ -
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sraṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- samagras -
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samagra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tviṣām -
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tviṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]tviṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “koṣaḥ śoṣamagādagādhajagatīśilpe'pi nālpāyitaḥ”
- koṣaḥ -
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koṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śoṣam -
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śoṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śoṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śoṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- agād -
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aga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]aga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- agādha -
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agādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jagatī -
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jagatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śilpe' -
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śilpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śilpa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śilpā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpā -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]alpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āyitaḥ -
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√i -> āyita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i]
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 5364 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.