Sanskrit quote nr. 1192 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनङ्गरङ्गप्रतिमं तदङ्गं भङ्गीभिरङ्गीकृतमानताङ्ग्याः ।
कुर्वन्ति यूनां सहसा यथैताः स्वान्तानि शान्तापरचिन्तनानि ॥anaṅgaraṅgapratimaṃ tadaṅgaṃ bhaṅgībhiraṅgīkṛtamānatāṅgyāḥ |
kurvanti yūnāṃ sahasā yathaitāḥ svāntāni śāntāparacintanāni ||
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.
Anangaranga (anaṅgaraṅga, अनङ्गरङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Tadam (तदम्): defined in 2 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Bhangi (bhaṅgī, भङ्गी): defined in 10 categories.
Angikrita (angikrta, aṅgīkṛta, अङ्गीकृत): defined in 5 categories.
Anata (ānata, आनत, ānatā, आनता): defined in 7 categories.
Angya (aṅgya, अङ्ग्य, aṅgyā, अङ्ग्या): defined in 2 categories.
Kurvat (कुर्वत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yu (यु, yū, यू): defined in 6 categories.
Yuvan (युवन्): defined in 6 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Svanta (svānta, स्वान्त): defined in 3 categories.
Apara (अपर): defined in 15 categories.
Cintana (चिन्तन): defined in 8 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Purana (epic history), India history, Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy)
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: “anaṅgaraṅgapratimaṃ tadaṅgaṃ bhaṅgībhiraṅgīkṛtamānatāṅgyāḥ”
- anaṅgaraṅga -
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anaṅgaraṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratimam -
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pratimā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pratimā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- tadaṅ -
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tadam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gam -
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ga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhaṅgībhir -
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bhaṅgī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- aṅgīkṛtam -
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aṅgīkṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅgīkṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṅgīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānatā -
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ānata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ānatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgyāḥ -
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aṅgya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aṅgyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg -> aṅgya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √aṅg], [vocative plural from √aṅg]√aṅg -> aṅgyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √aṅg], [vocative plural from √aṅg], [accusative plural from √aṅg]
- Line 2: “kurvanti yūnāṃ sahasā yathaitāḥ svāntāni śāntāparacintanāni”
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- yūnām -
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yu (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yu (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]yu (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yū (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]yuvan (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sahasā* -
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sahasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathai -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- etāḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- svāntāni -
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svānta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śāntā -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- apara -
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apara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]apara (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- cintanāni -
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cintana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative 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 1192 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.