Sanskrit quote nr. 181 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगा गाङ्गाङ्गकाकाकगाहकाघककाकहा ।
अहाहाङ्क खगाङ्कागकङ्कागखगकाकक ॥agā gāṅgāṅgakākākagāhakāghakakākahā |
ahāhāṅka khagāṅkāgakaṅkāgakhagakākaka ||
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.
Aga (अग, agā, अगा): defined in 9 categories.
Ago (अगो): defined in 4 categories.
Ganga (gāṅga, गाङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Angaka (aṅgaka, अङ्गक): defined in 3 categories.
Aka (अक): defined in 7 categories.
Gaha (gāha, गाह): defined in 6 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Agha (अघ): defined in 13 categories.
Ha (hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Khaga (खग, khagā, खगा): defined in 10 categories.
Kanka (kaṅka, कङ्क, kaṅkā, कङ्का): defined in 14 categories.
Kaka (kāka, काक): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Tamil, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture)
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: “agā gāṅgāṅgakākākagāhakāghakakākahā”
- agā* -
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aga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]agā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]ago (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [aorist active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- gāṅgā -
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gāṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gāṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅgakā -
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aṅgaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akā -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aka -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- gāha -
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gāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agha -
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agha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kakā -
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√kak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aka -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- hā -
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hā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]han (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ahāhāṅka khagāṅkāgakaṅkāgakhagakākaka”
- ahā -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahā -
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aha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅka -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- khagā -
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khaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]khagā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅkā -
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aṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aga -
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aga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kaṅkā -
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kaṅka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaṅkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kaṅk (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aga -
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aga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- khaga -
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khaga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāka -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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 181 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.