Sanskrit quote nr. 2368 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अभोगिनौ मण्डलिनौ तत्क्षणान्मुक्तकञ्चुकौ ।
वरमाशीविषौ स्पृष्टौ न तु पत्न्याः पयोधरौ ॥abhoginau maṇḍalinau tatkṣaṇānmuktakañcukau |
varamāśīviṣau spṛṣṭau na tu patnyāḥ payodharau ||
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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Nu (नु): defined in 1 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Tatkshana (tatksana, tatkṣaṇa, तत्क्षण): defined in 8 categories.
Muktakancuka (muktakañcuka, मुक्तकञ्चुक): defined in 2 categories.
Varam (वरम्): defined in 7 categories.
Vara (वर): defined in 23 categories.
Sprishta (sprsta, spṛṣṭa, स्पृष्ट): defined in 6 categories.
Sprishti (sprsti, spṛṣṭi, स्पृष्टि): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Patni (patnī, पत्नी): defined in 6 categories.
Payodhara (पयोधर): defined in 9 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Jainism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “abhoginau maṇḍalinau tatkṣaṇānmuktakañcukau”
- abho -
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√bhṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- gi -
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gī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nau -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[locative single]ni (noun, feminine)[locative single]nu (noun, masculine)[locative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
- maṇḍalinau -
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maṇḍalin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tatkṣaṇān -
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tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- muktakañcukau -
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muktakañcuka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “varamāśīviṣau spṛṣṭau na tu patnyāḥ payodharau”
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśīviṣau -
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āśīviṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- spṛṣṭau -
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spṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]spṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√spṛś -> spṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √spṛś class 6 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- patnyāḥ -
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patnī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- payodharau -
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payodhara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 2368 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.