Sanskrit quote nr. 274 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गणं तदिदमुन्मदद्विप- श्रेणिशोणितविहारिणो हरेः ।
उल्लसत्तरुणकेलिपल्लवां सल्लकीं त्यजति किं मतङ्गजः ॥aṅgaṇaṃ tadidamunmadadvipa- śreṇiśoṇitavihāriṇo hareḥ |
ullasattaruṇakelipallavāṃ sallakīṃ tyajati kiṃ mataṅgajaḥ ||
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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.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Unmada (उन्मद): defined in 12 categories.
Dvipa (द्विप): defined in 12 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Shonita (sonita, śoṇita, शोणित): defined in 13 categories.
Viharin (vihārin, विहारिन्): defined in 7 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Taruna (taruṇa, तरुण): defined in 12 categories.
Keli (kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.
Kim (kīm, कीम्): defined in 4 categories.
Matangaja (mataṅgaja, मतङ्गज): defined in 4 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: “aṅgaṇaṃ tadidamunmadadvipa- śreṇiśoṇitavihāriṇo hareḥ”
- aṅgaṇam -
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aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- unmada -
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unmada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unmada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvipa -
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dvipa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇi -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śreṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śoṇita -
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śoṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śoṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vihāriṇo* -
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vihārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vihārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hareḥ -
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hari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- Line 2: “ullasattaruṇakelipallavāṃ sallakīṃ tyajati kiṃ mataṅgajaḥ”
- ullasat -
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ullasat (noun, masculine)[compound]ullasat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- taruṇa -
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taruṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taruṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- keli -
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keli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kelī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- pallavā -
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pallava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pallava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sal -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- la -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīm -
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kīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tyajati -
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√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]√tyaj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mataṅgajaḥ -
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mataṅgaja (noun, masculine)[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 274 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.