Sanskrit quote nr. 1983 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अपाङ्गस्तव तन्वङ्गि विचित्रोऽयं भुजङ्गमः ।
दृष्टमात्रः सुमनसाम् अपि मूर्छाविधायकः ॥apāṅgastava tanvaṅgi vicitro'yaṃ bhujaṅgamaḥ |
dṛṣṭamātraḥ sumanasām api mūrchāvidhāyakaḥ ||
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.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanvangi (tanvaṅgī, तन्वङ्गी): defined in 6 categories.
Vicitra (विचित्र): defined in 17 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhujangama (bhujaṅgama, भुजङ्गम): defined in 6 categories.
Drishtamatra (drstamatra, dṛṣṭamātra, दृष्टमात्र): defined in 1 categories.
Sumanasa (sumanasā, सुमनसा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Murcha (mūrchā, मूर्छा): defined in 5 categories.
Vidhayaka (vidhāyaka, विधायक): defined in 5 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Hindi, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Vastushastra (architecture), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)
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: “apāṅgastava tanvaṅgi vicitro'yaṃ bhujaṅgamaḥ”
- apāṅgas -
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apāṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- tanvaṅgi -
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tanvaṅgī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vicitro' -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhujaṅgamaḥ -
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bhujaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭamātraḥ sumanasām api mūrchāvidhāyakaḥ”
- dṛṣṭamātraḥ -
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dṛṣṭamātra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sumanasām -
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sumanas (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sumanas (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sumanasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mūrchā -
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mūrchā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vidhāyakaḥ -
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vidhāyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 1983 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.