Sanskrit quote nr. 1197 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनङ्गेनाबलासङ्गाज् जिता येन जगत्त्रयी ।
स चित्रचरितः कामः सर्वकामप्रदोऽस्तु वः ॥anaṅgenābalāsaṅgāj jitā yena jagattrayī |
sa citracaritaḥ kāmaḥ sarvakāmaprado'stu vaḥ ||
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.
Jita (जित, jitā, जिता): defined in 13 categories.
Yena (येन): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Trayi (trayī, त्रयी): defined in 10 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Carita (चरित): defined in 11 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Sarvakama (sarvakāma, सर्वकाम): defined in 7 categories.
Prada (प्रद): defined in 4 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Buddhism, Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali
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: “anaṅgenābalāsaṅgāj jitā yena jagattrayī”
- Cannot analyse anaṅgenābalāsaṅgāj*ji
- jitā* -
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jita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 9 verb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayī -
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trayī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- Line 2: “sa citracaritaḥ kāmaḥ sarvakāmaprado'stu vaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caritaḥ -
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carita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarvakāma -
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sarvakāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvakāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prado' -
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prada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive 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 1197 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.