Sanskrit quote nr. 7829 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतद्दन्तिबलैर्विलोक्य निखिलामालिङ्गिताङ्गीं भुवं ।
संग्रामाङ्गणसीम्नि जङ्गमगिरिस्तोमभ्रमाधायिभिः ॥etaddantibalairvilokya nikhilāmāliṅgitāṅgīṃ bhuvaṃ |
saṃgrāmāṅgaṇasīmni jaṅgamagiristomabhramādhāyibhiḥ ||
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.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Danti (dantī, दन्ती): defined in 15 categories.
Bala (बल): defined in 30 categories.
Vilokya (विलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Nikhila (nikhilā, निखिला): defined in 9 categories.
Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित, āliṅgitā, आलिङ्गिता): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Sangrama (saṅgrāma, सङ्ग्राम): defined in 9 categories.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Siman (sīman, सीमन्): defined in 3 categories.
Jangama (jaṅgama, जङ्गम): defined in 13 categories.
Giri (गिरि): defined in 16 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tas (तस्): defined in 4 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adhayin (ādhāyin, आधायिन्): defined in 1 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: “etaddantibalairvilokya nikhilāmāliṅgitāṅgīṃ bhuvaṃ”
- etad -
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etad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- danti -
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dantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dantin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dantin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- balair -
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bala (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bala (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vilokya -
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vilokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nikhilām -
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nikhilā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āliṅgitā -
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āliṅgita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āliṅgita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṅgīm -
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āṅgī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhuvam -
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bhuva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[accusative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃgrāmāṅgaṇasīmni jaṅgamagiristomabhramādhāyibhiḥ”
- saṅgrāmā -
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saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅgaṇa -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sīmni -
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sīman (noun, feminine)[locative single]sīman (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- jaṅgama -
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jaṅgama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaṅgama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- giris -
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giri (noun, feminine)[nominative single]giri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- to -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mabhra -
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√mabhr (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ādhāyibhiḥ -
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ādhāyin (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ādhāyin (noun, neuter)[instrumental 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 7829 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.