Sanskrit quote nr. 1531 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनेकगतिचित्रितं विविधजातिभेदाकुलं समेत्य तनुमद्गणः प्रचुरचित्रचेष्टोद्यतः ।
पुरार्जितविचित्रकर्मफलभुग्विचित्रां तनुं प्रगृह्य नटवत् सदा भ्रमति जन्मरङ्गाङ्गणे ॥anekagaticitritaṃ vividhajātibhedākulaṃ sametya tanumadgaṇaḥ pracuracitraceṣṭodyataḥ |
purārjitavicitrakarmaphalabhugvicitrāṃ tanuṃ pragṛhya naṭavat sadā bhramati janmaraṅgāṅgaṇe ||
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.
Aneka (अनेक): defined in 11 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gati (gatī, गती): defined in 22 categories.
Citrita (चित्रित): defined in 8 categories.
Vividha (विविध): defined in 7 categories.
Jati (jātī, जाती): defined in 28 categories.
Bheda (भेद): defined in 19 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Tanumat (तनुमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.
Pracura (प्रचुर): defined in 6 categories.
Citra (चित्र): defined in 26 categories.
Ceshta (cesta, ceṣṭa, चेष्ट, ceṣṭā, चेष्टा): defined in 11 categories.
Udyat (उद्यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Udyata (उद्यत): defined in 8 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Arjita (अर्जित): defined in 3 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र, vicitrā, विचित्रा): defined in 17 categories.
Karmaphala (कर्मफल): defined in 8 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Pragrihya (pragrhya, pragṛhya, प्रगृह्य): defined in 3 categories.
Avat (अवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Janman (जन्मन्): defined in 11 categories.
Ranga (raṅga, रङ्ग, raṅgā, रङ्गा): defined in 18 categories.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Buddhism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Prakrit, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil
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: “anekagaticitritaṃ vividhajātibhedākulaṃ sametya tanumadgaṇaḥ pracuracitraceṣṭodyataḥ”
- aneka -
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aneka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aneka (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gati -
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gati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]gati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- citritam -
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citrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vividha -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vidh (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√vidh (verb class 6)[perfect active second plural]√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]
- jāti -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhedā -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhid (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akulam -
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akula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samet -
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√sam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ya -
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- tanumad -
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tanumat (noun, masculine)[compound]tanumat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṇaḥ -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pracura -
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pracura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pracura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ceṣṭo -
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ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ceṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udyataḥ -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]udyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]udyata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “purārjitavicitrakarmaphalabhugvicitrāṃ tanuṃ pragṛhya naṭavat sadā bhramati janmaraṅgāṅgaṇe”
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- arjita -
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arjita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[compound from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ṛj]√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ṛj]
- vicitra -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karmaphala -
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karmaphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhug -
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bhuk (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhuj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhuj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vicitrām -
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vicitrā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tanum -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pragṛhya -
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pragṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pragṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- naṭ -
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naś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]naś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- avat -
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avat (noun, masculine)[compound]avat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√u -> avat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhramati -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhramat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhram (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- janma -
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janma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]janman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- raṅgā -
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raṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]raṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√raṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aṅgaṇe -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
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 1531 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.