Sanskrit quote nr. 5571 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आसाद्य मन्दरागोऽपि भुजङ्गेनातिसंगतिम् ।
तद्भोगात्तु भ्रमन् कष्टं प्राप्नोति विषमन्ततः ॥āsādya mandarāgo'pi bhujaṅgenātisaṃgatim |
tadbhogāttu bhraman kaṣṭaṃ prāpnoti viṣamantataḥ ||
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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.
Asadya (āsādya, आसाद्य): defined in 5 categories.
Mandara (मन्दर, mandarā, मन्दरा): defined in 20 categories.
Aga (अग): defined in 9 categories.
Agu (अगु): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sangati (saṅgati, सङ्गति): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhoga (भोग): defined in 16 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Vishamam (visamam, viṣamam, विषमम्): defined in 2 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “āsādya mandarāgo'pi bhujaṅgenātisaṃgatim”
- āsādya -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mandarā -
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mandara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mandara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mandarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ago' -
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ago (noun, feminine)[compound]aga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]agu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]agu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhujaṅgenā -
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bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṅgatim -
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saṅgati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tadbhogāttu bhraman kaṣṭaṃ prāpnoti viṣamantataḥ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhogāt -
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bhoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhoga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhraman -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- āpnoti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- viṣaman -
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viṣamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
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 5571 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.