Sanskrit quote nr. 1184 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनङ्गः पञ्चभिः पुष्पैर् विश्वं व्यजयतेषुभिः ।
इत्यसंभाव्यमथवा विचित्रा वस्तुशक्तयः ॥anaṅgaḥ pañcabhiḥ puṣpair viśvaṃ vyajayateṣubhiḥ |
ityasaṃbhāvyamathavā vicitrā vastuśaktayaḥ ||
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.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Pushpa (puspa, puṣpa, पुष्प): defined in 16 categories.
Vishva (visva, viśva, विश्व): defined in 15 categories.
Vyaja (व्यज): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yata (yatā, यता): defined in 7 categories.
Yati (यति): defined in 18 categories.
Ishu (isu, iṣu, इषु): defined in 11 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Asambhavya (asambhāvya, असम्भाव्य): defined in 4 categories.
Athava (athavā, अथवा): defined in 5 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र, vicitrā, विचित्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Vastushakti (vastusakti, vastuśakti, वस्तुशक्ति): defined in 2 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: “anaṅgaḥ pañcabhiḥ puṣpair viśvaṃ vyajayateṣubhiḥ”
- anaṅgaḥ -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse pañcabhiḥ*pu
- puṣpair -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- viśvam -
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viśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vyaja -
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vyaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yate -
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yata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]yata (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]yat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]yatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √i class 2 verb], [dative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √i class 2 verb], [dative single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]√yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]√yat (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- iṣubhiḥ -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “ityasaṃbhāvyamathavā vicitrā vastuśaktayaḥ”
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- asambhāvyam -
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asambhāvya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asambhāvya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asambhāvyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vicitrā* -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vastuśaktayaḥ -
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vastuśakti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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 1184 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.