Sanskrit quote nr. 1195 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनङ्गशस्त्राणि नताङ्गि तीक्ष्णतां नयत्ययस्कार इवाम्बुदागमः ।
मलीमसाङ्गाररुचां पयोमुचां तथाहि मध्ये ज्वलितस्तडिच्छिखी ॥

anaṅgaśastrāṇi natāṅgi tīkṣṇatāṃ nayatyayaskāra ivāmbudāgamaḥ |
malīmasāṅgārarucāṃ payomucāṃ tathāhi madhye jvalitastaḍicchikhī ||

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.
Shastra (sastra, śastra, शस्त्र): defined in 23 categories.
Natangi (natāṅgī, नताङ्गी): defined in 1 categories.
Tikshnata (tiksnata, tīkṣṇatā, तीक्ष्णता): defined in 3 categories.
Nayat (नयत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ayaskara (ayaskāra, अयस्कार): defined in 2 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ambuda (अम्बुद): defined in 9 categories.
Agama (अगम): defined in 20 categories.
Malimasa (malīmasa, मलीमस, malīmasā, मलीमसा): defined in 6 categories.
Angara (āṅgāra, आङ्गार): defined in 13 categories.
Ruca (rucā, रुचा): defined in 6 categories.
Payomuc (पयोमुच्): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Ahi (ahī, अही): defined in 16 categories.
Madhye (मध्ये): defined in 2 categories.
Madhya (मध्य, madhyā, मध्या): defined in 23 categories.
Jvalitri (jvalitr, jvalitṛ, ज्वलितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Jvalita (ज्वलित): defined in 8 categories.
Tadit (taḍit, तडित्): defined in 7 categories.
Shikhi (sikhi, śikhi, शिखि, śikhī, शिखी): 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, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Hindi, Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Nepali, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “anaṅgaśastrāṇi natāṅgi tīkṣṇatāṃ nayatyayaskāra ivāmbudāgamaḥ
  • anaṅga -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • śastrāṇi -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • natāṅgi -
  • natāṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tīkṣṇatām -
  • tīkṣṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nayatya -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ayaskāra* -
  • ayaskāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambudā -
  • ambuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agamaḥ -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
  • Line 2: “malīmasāṅgārarucāṃ payomucāṃ tathāhi madhye jvalitastaḍicchikhī
  • malīmasā -
  • malīmasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malīmasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malīmasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṅgāra -
  • āṅgāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucām -
  • ruc (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    rucā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • payomucām -
  • payomuc (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    payomuc (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    payomucā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jvalitas -
  • jvalitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    jvalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jval]
  • taḍicch -
  • taḍit (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    taḍit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śikhī -
  • śikhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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 1195 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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