Sanskrit quote nr. 5633 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आस्तां मण्डलमैन्दवं वरतनोर्वक्त्रश्रियश् चेत् कथा ।
कोणे कुत्रचिदासतां कुवलयान्यक्ष्णोः प्रसङ्गो यदि ॥āstāṃ maṇḍalamaindavaṃ varatanorvaktraśriyaś cet kathā |
koṇe kutracidāsatāṃ kuvalayānyakṣṇoḥ prasaṅgo yadi ||
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.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल): defined in 23 categories.
Aindava (ऐन्दव): defined in 4 categories.
Varatanu (वरतनु): defined in 5 categories.
Vaktri (vaktr, vaktṛ, वक्तृ): defined in 3 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Katha (kathā, कथा): defined in 12 categories.
Kona (koṇa, कोण): defined in 15 categories.
Koni (koṇi, कोणि): defined in 6 categories.
Kutra (कुत्र): defined in 4 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kuvalaya (कुवलय): defined in 8 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Prasanga (prasaṅga, प्रसङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaiva 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: “āstāṃ maṇḍalamaindavaṃ varatanorvaktraśriyaś cet kathā”
- āstām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- maṇḍalam -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aindavam -
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aindava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aindava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- varatanor -
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varatanu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- vaktra -
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vaktṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vaktṛ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśriyaś -
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- Cannot analyse cet*ka
- kathā -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “koṇe kutracidāsatāṃ kuvalayānyakṣṇoḥ prasaṅgo yadi”
- koṇe -
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koṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]koṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]koṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kutra -
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kutra (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āsatām -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperative middle third plural]
- kuvalayānya -
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kuvalaya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- akṣṇoḥ -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- prasaṅgo* -
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prasaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative 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 5633 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.