Sanskrit quote nr. 1190 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनङ्गमङ्गलारम्भकुम्भाविव पयोधरौ ।
कस्य नार्तिहरौ तस्याः करपल्लवसंवृतौ ॥anaṅgamaṅgalārambhakumbhāviva payodharau |
kasya nārtiharau tasyāḥ karapallavasaṃvṛtau ||
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, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Arambha (ārambha, आरम्भ): defined in 15 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Artihara (ārtihara, आर्तिहर): defined in 1 categories.
Karapallava (करपल्लव): defined in 3 categories.
Samvrit (samvrt, saṃvṛt, संवृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Samvrita (samvrta, saṃvṛta, संवृत): defined in 10 categories.
Samvriti (samvrti, saṃvṛti, संवृति): defined in 5 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: “anaṅgamaṅgalārambhakumbhāviva payodharau”
- 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]
- lā -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārambha -
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ārambha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumbhāvi -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- payodharau -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “kasya nārtiharau tasyāḥ karapallavasaṃvṛtau”
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ārtiharau -
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ārtihara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- karapallava -
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karapallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃvṛtau -
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saṃvṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saṃvṛti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
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 1190 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.