Sanskrit quote nr. 5540 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसन्नमार्गमतिलङ्घ्य नतेन मूर्ध्ना ।
पश्चात् प्रसङ्गवलितेन मुखेन यान्त्या ॥āsannamārgamatilaṅghya natena mūrdhnā |
paścāt prasaṅgavalitena mukhena yāntyā ||
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.
Asanna (āsanna, आसन्न): defined in 9 categories.
Arga (अर्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Langhya (laṅghya, लङ्घ्य): defined in 3 categories.
Nata (नत): defined in 16 categories.
Pashcat (pascat, paścāt, पश्चात्): defined in 4 categories.
Pashca (pasca, paśca, पश्च): defined in 4 categories.
Prasanga (prasaṅga, प्रसङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Valita (वलित): defined in 9 categories.
Mukhena (मुखेन): defined in 2 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Antya (antyā, अन्त्या): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Biology (plants and animals), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
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: “āsannamārgamatilaṅghya natena mūrdhnā”
- āsannam -
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āsanna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āsanna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āsannā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- argam -
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arga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- laṅghya -
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laṅghya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]laṅghya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)[compound from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (absolutive)[absolutive from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh]
- natena -
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nata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]nata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√nam -> nata (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]√nam -> nata (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √nam class 1 verb]
- mūrdhnā -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “paścāt prasaṅgavalitena mukhena yāntyā”
- paścāt -
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paścāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paśca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prasaṅga -
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prasaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- valitena -
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valita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]valita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√val -> valita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √val class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √val]√val -> valita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √val class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √val]
- mukhena -
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mukhena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mukha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mukha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- antyā -
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anti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]antī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]antyā (noun, feminine)[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 5540 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.