Sanskrit quote nr. 266 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गं गलितं पलितं मुण्डं दन्तविहीनं जातं तुण्डम् ।
करधृतकम्पितशोभितदण्डं तदपि न मुञ्चत्याशा पिण्डम् ॥aṅgaṃ galitaṃ palitaṃ muṇḍaṃ dantavihīnaṃ jātaṃ tuṇḍam |
karadhṛtakampitaśobhitadaṇḍaṃ tadapi na muñcatyāśā piṇḍam ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Galita (गलित): defined in 8 categories.
Palita (पलित): defined in 13 categories.
Munda (muṇḍa, मुण्ड): defined in 13 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Vihina (vihīna, विहीन): defined in 13 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Tunda (tuṇḍa, तुण्ड): defined in 12 categories.
Karadhrita (karadhrta, karadhṛta, करधृत): defined in 1 categories.
Kampita (कम्पित): defined in 8 categories.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा): defined in 17 categories.
Pinda (piṇḍa, पिण्ड): defined in 20 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Biology (plants and animals), Gitashastra (science of music), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nepali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments)
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: “aṅgaṃ galitaṃ palitaṃ muṇḍaṃ dantavihīnaṃ jātaṃ tuṇḍam”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- galitam -
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galita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]galita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]galitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- palitam -
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palita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]palita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]palitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- muṇḍam -
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muṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- danta -
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danta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihīnam -
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vihīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vihīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vihīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jātam -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- tuṇḍam -
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tuṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tuṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “karadhṛtakampitaśobhitadaṇḍaṃ tadapi na muñcatyāśā piṇḍam”
- karadhṛta -
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karadhṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karadhṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kampita -
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kampita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kampita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[compound from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]√kamp -> kampita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kamp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kamp]
- śobhita -
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śobhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śobhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[compound from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[compound from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh]√śubh -> śobhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śubh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śubh]
- daṇḍam -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muñcatyā -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third single]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- āśā -
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āśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- piṇḍam -
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piṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]piṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
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 266 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.