Sanskrit quote nr. 1749 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अन्यत्र भीष्माद् गाङ्गेयाद् अन्यत्र च हनूमतः ।
हरिणीखुरमात्रेण चर्मणा मोहितं जगत् ॥anyatra bhīṣmād gāṅgeyād anyatra ca hanūmataḥ |
hariṇīkhuramātreṇa carmaṇā mohitaṃ jagat ||
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.
Anyatra (अन्यत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Bhishma (bhisma, bhīṣma, भीष्म): defined in 8 categories.
Gangeya (gāṅgeya, गाङ्गेय): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Harini (hariṇī, हरिणी): defined in 15 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Khura (खुर): defined in 10 categories.
Atra (ātra, आत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Carmana (carmaṇā, चर्मणा): defined in 2 categories.
Mohita (मोहित): defined in 9 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Hinduism, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
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: “anyatra bhīṣmād gāṅgeyād anyatra ca hanūmataḥ”
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhīṣmād -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bhīṣma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- gāṅgeyād -
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gāṅgeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]gāṅgeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anyatra -
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anyatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hanūmataḥ -
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hanūmat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “hariṇīkhuramātreṇa carmaṇā mohitaṃ jagat”
- hariṇī -
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hariṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]hari (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- khuram -
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khura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ātreṇa -
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ātra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- carmaṇā* -
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carmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mohitam -
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mohita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mohita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mohitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √muh]√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muh]√muh -> mohita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muh], [accusative single from √muh]
- jagat -
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jagat (noun, masculine)[compound]jagat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 1749 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.