Sanskrit quote nr. 1496 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुरञ्जिता अपि गुणैर् न नमन्ति प्रकृतयो विना दण्डात् ।
अङ्कगतापि न वीणा कलमधुरमताडिता क्वणति ॥

anurañjitā api guṇair na namanti prakṛtayo vinā daṇḍāt |
aṅkagatāpi na vīṇā kalamadhuramatāḍitā kvaṇati ||

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.

Anuranjita (anurañjita, अनुरञ्जित, anurañjitā, अनुरञ्जिता): defined in 5 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण): defined in 26 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Namat (नमत्): defined in 2 categories.
Prakriti (prakrti, prakṛti, प्रकृति): defined in 22 categories.
Vina (vinā, विना, vīṇā, वीणा): defined in 21 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Ankagata (aṅkagata, अङ्कगत, aṅkagatā, अङ्कगता): defined in 2 categories.
Kalama (कलम): defined in 9 categories.
Dhur (धुर्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhura (धुर): defined in 7 categories.
Kvanat (kvaṇat, क्वणत्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), India history, Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Buddhism, Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Gitashastra (science of music), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “anurañjitā api guṇair na namanti prakṛtayo vinā daṇḍāt
  • anurañjitā* -
  • anurañjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anurañjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • guṇair -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • namanti -
  • namantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    namat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nam -> namat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> namantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • prakṛtayo* -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • daṇḍāt -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “aṅkagatāpi na vīṇā kalamadhuramatāḍitā kvaṇati
  • aṅkagatā -
  • aṅkagata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅkagata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅkagatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīṇā -
  • vīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalama -
  • kalama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhuram -
  • dhura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhur (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aḍitā -
  • aḍ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kvaṇati -
  • kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb]
    kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb]
    kvaṇ (verb class 1)
    [present active third 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 1496 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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