Sanskrit quote nr. 2243 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभग्नवृत्ताः प्रसभाद् आकृष्टा यौवनोद्धतैः ।
चक्रन्दुरुच्चकैर्मुष्टिग्राह्यमध्या धनुर्लता ॥abhagnavṛttāḥ prasabhād ākṛṣṭā yauvanoddhataiḥ |
cakranduruccakairmuṣṭigrāhyamadhyā dhanurlatā ||
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.
Abhagna (अभग्न): defined in 2 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त, vṛttā, वृत्ता): defined in 17 categories.
Prasabha (प्रसभ): defined in 3 categories.
Akrishta (akrsta, ākṛṣṭa, आकृष्ट, ākṛṣṭā, आकृष्टा): defined in 10 categories.
Yauvana (यौवन): defined in 10 categories.
Uddhata (उद्धत): defined in 12 categories.
Uccakaih (uccakaiḥ, उच्चकैः): defined in 1 categories.
Mushtigrahya (mustigrahya, muṣṭigrāhya, मुष्टिग्राह्य): defined in 2 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Dhanurlata (dhanurlatā, धनुर्लता): defined in 3 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hinduism, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Pali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history
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: “abhagnavṛttāḥ prasabhād ākṛṣṭā yauvanoddhataiḥ”
- abhagna -
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abhagna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhagna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttāḥ -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- prasabhād -
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prasabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ākṛṣṭā* -
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ākṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ākṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yauvano -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uddhataiḥ -
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uddhata (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uddhata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “cakranduruccakairmuṣṭigrāhyamadhyā dhanurlatā”
- cakrandur -
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√krand (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- uccakair -
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uccakaiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- muṣṭigrāhyam -
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muṣṭigrāhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muṣṭigrāhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muṣṭigrāhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhyā* -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√dhyā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- dhanurlatā -
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dhanurlatā (noun, feminine)[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 2243 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.