Sanskrit quote nr. 278 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गनामङ्गनामन्तरे माधवो माधवं माधवं चान्तरेणाङ्गना ।
इत्थमाकल्पिते मण्डले मध्यगः संजगौ वेणुना देवकीनन्दनः ॥aṅganāmaṅganāmantare mādhavo mādhavaṃ mādhavaṃ cāntareṇāṅganā |
itthamākalpite maṇḍale madhyagaḥ saṃjagau veṇunā devakīnandanaḥ ||
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 (aṅganā, अङ्गना): defined in 14 categories.
Antare (अन्तरे): defined in 3 categories.
Antara (अन्तर, antarā, अन्तरा): defined in 17 categories.
Madhava (mādhava, माधव): defined in 16 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Akalpita (अकल्पित, akalpitā, अकल्पिता): defined in 6 categories.
Mandala (maṇḍala, मण्डल, maṇḍalā, मण्डला): defined in 23 categories.
Madhyaga (मध्यग): defined in 5 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ga (ग): defined in 9 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Venu (veṇu, वेणु): defined in 20 categories.
Devakinandana (devakīnandana, देवकीनन्दन): defined in 3 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), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Tamil, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vedanta (school of philosophy)
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: “aṅganāmaṅganāmantare mādhavo mādhavaṃ mādhavaṃ cāntareṇāṅganā”
- aṅganām -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṅganām -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- antare -
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antare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mādhavo* -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mādhavam -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mādhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mādhavam -
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mādhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mādhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tareṇā -
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tara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aṅganā -
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aṅganā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “itthamākalpite maṇḍale madhyagaḥ saṃjagau veṇunā devakīnandanaḥ”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ā -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- akalpite -
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akalpita (noun, masculine)[locative single]akalpita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]akalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- maṇḍale -
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maṇḍala (noun, masculine)[locative single]maṇḍala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- madhyagaḥ -
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madhyaga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sañja -
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sañja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- gau -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- veṇunā -
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veṇu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- devakīnandanaḥ -
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devakīnandana (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 278 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.