Sanskrit quote nr. 1523 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनूनवेगादयमद्वितीयश् च्छायातुरङ्गादिव लज्जमानः ।
खुरोद्धुतैर्वीर तुरङ्गमस्ते रजोभिरह्णनां पतिमावृणोति ॥

anūnavegādayamadvitīyaś cchāyāturaṅgādiva lajjamānaḥ |
khuroddhutairvīra turaṅgamaste rajobhirahṇanāṃ patimāvṛṇoti ||

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.

Anuna (anūna, अनून): defined in 7 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Lajjamana (lajjamāna, लज्जमान): defined in 2 categories.
Turangama (turaṅgama, तुरङ्गम): defined in 8 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pati (पति): defined in 17 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kannada, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry)

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: “anūnavegādayamadvitīyaś cchāyāturaṅgādiva lajjamānaḥ
  • anūna -
  • anūna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anūna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vegād -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • advitīyaś -
  • Cannot analyse cchāyāturaṅgādiva*la
  • lajjamānaḥ -
  • lajj -> lajjamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lajj class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “khuroddhutairvīra turaṅgamaste rajobhirahṇanāṃ patimāvṛṇoti
  • Cannot analyse khuroddhutairvīra*tu
  • turaṅgamas -
  • turaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse rajobhirahṇanām*pa
  • patim -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vṛṇoti -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [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 1523 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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