Sanskrit quote nr. 277 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गनानामिवाङ्गानि गोप्यन्ते स्वगुणा यदा ।
तदा ते स्पृहणीयाः स्युर् इमे ह्यत्यन्तदुर्लभाः ॥aṅganānāmivāṅgāni gopyante svaguṇā yadā |
tadā te spṛhaṇīyāḥ syur ime hyatyantadurlabhāḥ ||
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.
Angana (aṅgana, अङ्गन, aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Gopa (gopā, गोपा): defined in 12 categories.
Gopi (gopī, गोपी): defined in 9 categories.
Gopya (गोप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Anta (अन्त, antā, अन्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Anti (अन्ति): defined in 9 categories.
Svaguna (svaguṇa, स्वगुण, svaguṇā, स्वगुणा): defined in 2 categories.
Yada (yadā, यदा): defined in 5 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tada (tadā, तदा): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sprihaniya (sprhaniya, spṛhaṇīya, स्पृहणीय, spṛhaṇīyā, स्पृहणीया): defined in 3 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Atyanta (अत्यन्त): defined in 9 categories.
Durlabha (दुर्लभ, durlabhā, दुर्लभा): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
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: “aṅganānāmivāṅgāni gopyante svaguṇā yadā”
- aṅganānām -
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aṅgana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]aṅganā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- gopya -
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gopī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]gopya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gopya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]gopā (noun, masculine)[locative single]√gup -> gopya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]√gup -> gopya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]
- ante -
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anta (noun, masculine)[locative single]anta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- svaguṇā* -
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svaguṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svaguṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “tadā te spṛhaṇīyāḥ syur ime hyatyantadurlabhāḥ”
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- spṛhaṇīyāḥ -
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spṛhaṇīya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]spṛhaṇīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- syur -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- atyanta -
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atyanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atyanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- durlabhāḥ -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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 277 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.