Sanskrit quote nr. 1189 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनङ्गमङ्गलभुवस् तदपाङ्गस्य भङ्गयः ।
जनयन्ति मुहुर्यूनाम् अन्तःसंतापसंततिम् ॥

anaṅgamaṅgalabhuvas tadapāṅgasya bhaṅgayaḥ |
janayanti muhuryūnām antaḥsaṃtāpasaṃtatim ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Bhuvah (bhuvaḥ, भुवः): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Bhangi (bhaṅgi, भङ्गि): defined in 10 categories.
Janayat (जनयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Muhur (मुहुर्): defined in 1 categories.
Yu (यु, yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Santati (सन्तति): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “anaṅgamaṅgalabhuvas tadapāṅgasya bhaṅgayaḥ
  • anaṅgam -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • la -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuvas -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apāṅgasya -
  • apāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    apāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhaṅgayaḥ -
  • bhaṅgi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “janayanti muhuryūnām antaḥsaṃtāpasaṃtatim
  • janayanti -
  • jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • muhur -
  • muhur (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    muhur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yūnām -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • santāpa -
  • santāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santatim -
  • santati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    santati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

This 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 1189 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.

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