Sanskrit quote nr. 269 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गं दक्षिणमारुह्य वामेनोत्तरति स्फुटम् ।
तदा हानिकरी ज्ञेया व्यत्ययेन तु लाभदा ॥aṅgaṃ dakṣiṇamāruhya vāmenottarati sphuṭam |
tadā hānikarī jñeyā vyatyayena tu lābhadā ||
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.
Dakshina (daksina, dakṣiṇa, दक्षिण): defined in 18 categories.
Aruhya (āruhya, आरुह्य): defined in 4 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 14 categories.
Utta (उत्त): defined in 6 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Sphutam (sphuṭam, स्फुटम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ha (ह): defined in 8 categories.
Han (हन्): defined in 5 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Jneya (jñeya, ज्ञेय, jñeyā, ज्ञेया): defined in 9 categories.
Vyatyaya (व्यत्यय): defined in 6 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Labha (lābha, लाभ): defined in 14 categories.
Da (dā, दा): defined in 7 categories.
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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 dakṣiṇamāruhya vāmenottarati sphuṭam”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āruhya -
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āruhya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāmeno -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāma (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- utta -
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utta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ud -> utta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]√ud -> utta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ud class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ud class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]√und -> utta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √und class 6 verb], [vocative single from √und class 7 verb]
- rati -
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rati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ratī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sphuṭam -
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sphuṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sphuṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphuṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sphuṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tadā hānikarī jñeyā vyatyayena tu lābhadā”
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hāni -
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hāni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]han (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hā (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- karī -
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karī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jñeyā* -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
- vyatyayena -
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vyatyaya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lābha -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dā -
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dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 269 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.