Sanskrit quote nr. 267 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गं चन्दनपङ्कपङ्कजबिसच्छेदावलीनं मुहुस् तापः शाप इवैष शोषणपटुः कम्पः सखीकम्पनः ।
श्वासाः संवृततारहाररुचयः संभिन्नचीनांशुका जातः प्रागतिदाहवेदनमहारम्भः स तस्या ज्वरः ॥

aṅgaṃ candanapaṅkapaṅkajabisacchedāvalīnaṃ muhus tāpaḥ śāpa ivaiṣa śoṣaṇapaṭuḥ kampaḥ sakhīkampanaḥ |
śvāsāḥ saṃvṛtatārahārarucayaḥ saṃbhinnacīnāṃśukā jātaḥ prāgatidāhavedanamahārambhaḥ sa tasyā jvaraḥ ||

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.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Shapa (sapa, śāpa, शाप): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Shoshana (sosana, śoṣaṇa, शोषण): defined in 13 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु): defined in 14 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Kampana (कम्पन): defined in 15 categories.
Shvasa (svasa, śvāsa, श्वास, śvāsā, श्वासा): defined in 17 categories.
Samvritata (samvrtata, saṃvṛtatā, संवृतता): defined in 1 categories.
Raha (रह): defined in 7 categories.
Araru (अररु): defined in 3 categories.
Caya (चय): defined in 10 categories.
Sambhinna (सम्भिन्न): defined in 6 categories.
Jatri (jatr, jātṛ, जातृ): defined in 1 categories.
Jata (jāta, जात): defined in 21 categories.
Prak (prāk, प्राक्): defined in 7 categories.
Atidaha (atidāha, अतिदाह): defined in 3 categories.
Vedana (वेदन): defined in 12 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 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, Tamil, Nepali, Biology (plants and animals), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law)

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 candanapaṅkapaṅkajabisacchedāvalīnaṃ muhus tāpaḥ śāpa ivaiṣa śoṣaṇapaṭuḥ kampaḥ sakhīkampanaḥ”
aṅgam -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse candanapaṅkapaṅkajabisacchedāvalīnam*mu
Cannot analyse muhus*tā
tāpaḥ -
tāpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāpa* -
śāpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivai -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiṣa -
aiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śoṣaṇa -
śoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṭuḥ -
paṭu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kampaḥ -
kampa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sakhī -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
kampanaḥ -
kampana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śvāsāḥ saṃvṛtatārahārarucayaḥ saṃbhinnacīnāṃśukā jātaḥ prāgatidāhavedanamahārambhaḥ sa tasyā jvaraḥ”
śvāsāḥ -
śvāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śvāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
saṃvṛtatā -
saṃvṛtatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
rahā -
raha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
araru -
araru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

araru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

araru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cayaḥ -
caya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sambhinna -
sambhinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sambhinna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cīnāṃśukā -
jātaḥ -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
prāg -
prāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atidāha -
atidāha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vedanam -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arambhaḥ -
√rambh (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jvaraḥ -
jvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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This 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 267 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.

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Last Updated: 22 April, 2019