Sanskrit quote nr. 2181 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अप्राप्तप्रथमावकर्तनरुषा व्यानम्रमूकीभवद्- ।
वक्रेष्वन्यशिरःसु यस्य दहने छिन्नं शिरो जुह्वतः ॥aprāptaprathamāvakartanaruṣā vyānamramūkībhavad- |
vakreṣvanyaśiraḥsu yasya dahane chinnaṃ śiro juhvataḥ ||
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.
Aprapta (aprāpta, अप्राप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम): defined in 14 categories.
Akartana (अकर्तन): defined in 2 categories.
Vakra (वक्र): defined in 9 categories.
Ani (अनि, anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (अन्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ashiras (asiras, aśiras, अशिरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Yasya (यस्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dahana (दहन, dahanā, दहना): defined in 18 categories.
Chinna (छिन्न): defined in 15 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Juhvat (जुह्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Kannada, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), India history, Marathi, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Pali, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Gitashastra (science of music)
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: “aprāptaprathamāvakartanaruṣā vyānamramūkībhavad-”
- aprāpta -
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aprāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aprāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prathamāva -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- akartana -
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akartana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ruṣā* -
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- Cannot analyse vyānamramūkībhavad
- Line 2: “vakreṣvanyaśiraḥsu yasya dahane chinnaṃ śiro juhvataḥ”
- vakreṣva -
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vakra (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vakra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- aśiraḥsu -
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aśiras (noun, masculine)[locative plural]aśiras (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dahane -
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dahana (noun, masculine)[locative single]dahana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dahanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- chinnam -
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chinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śiro* -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- juhvataḥ -
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juhvat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [genitive single]juhvat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hu -> juhvat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √hu class 3 verb], [genitive single from √hu class 3 verb]√hu -> juhvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √hu class 3 verb], [genitive single from √hu class 3 verb]
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 2181 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.