Sanskrit quote nr. 5799 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
इति गदन्तमनन्तरमङ्गना ।
भुजयुगोन्नमनोच्चतरस्तनी ॥iti gadantamanantaramaṅganā |
bhujayugonnamanoccatarastanī ||
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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.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Antama (अन्तम): defined in 1 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Angana (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Yuga (युग): defined in 15 categories.
Unnamana (उन्नमन): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.
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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: “iti gadantamanantaramaṅganā”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- gad -
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gat (noun, masculine)[compound]gat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- antama -
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antama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]antama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nan -
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nat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- taram -
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tara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhujayugonnamanoccatarastanī”
- bhuja -
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bhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhuj (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- yugo -
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yuga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- unnamano -
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unnamana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ucca -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taras -
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taras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tan -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 5799 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.