Sanskrit quote nr. 1188 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनङ्गमङ्गलगृहापाङ्गभङ्गितरङ्गितैः ।
आलिङ्गितः स तन्वङ्ग्या कार्तार्थ्यं लभते कदा ॥anaṅgamaṅgalagṛhāpāṅgabhaṅgitaraṅgitaiḥ |
āliṅgitaḥ sa tanvaṅgyā kārtārthyaṃ labhate kadā ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Bhangi (bhaṅgī, भङ्गी): defined in 10 categories.
Bhangin (bhaṅgin, भङ्गिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tarangita (taraṅgita, तरङ्गित): defined in 2 categories.
Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित): defined in 7 categories.
Tanvangi (tanvaṅgī, तन्वङ्गी): defined in 6 categories.
Kartarthya (kārtārthya, कार्तार्थ्य): defined in 1 categories.
Kada (kadā, कदा): defined in 9 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: “anaṅgamaṅgalagṛhāpāṅgabhaṅgitaraṅgitaiḥ”
- anaṅgam -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anaṅgā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhā -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[compound]gṛh (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gṛh (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apāṅga -
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apāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaṅgi -
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bhaṅgi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]bhaṅgī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhaṅgin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhaṅgin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taraṅgitaiḥ -
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taraṅgita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]taraṅgita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “āliṅgitaḥ sa tanvaṅgyā kārtārthyaṃ labhate kadā”
- āliṅgitaḥ -
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āliṅgita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tanvaṅgyā -
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tanvaṅgī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kārtārthyam -
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kārtārthya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- labhate -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 1188 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.