Sanskrit quote nr. 279 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गन्यासस्ततः कार्यः शिवोक्तः सिद्धिमिच्छता ।
आचार्येण च शिष्यस्य पापघ्नो विघ्ननाशनः ॥

aṅganyāsastataḥ kāryaḥ śivoktaḥ siddhimicchatā |
ācāryeṇa ca śiṣyasya pāpaghno vighnanāśanaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anganyasa (aṅganyāsa, अङ्गन्यास): defined in 6 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Karya (kārya, कार्य): defined in 12 categories.
Shiva (siva, śiva, शिव, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Siddhi (सिद्धि): defined in 24 categories.
Icchata (icchatā, इच्छता): defined in 4 categories.
Icchat (इच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Shishya (sisya, śiṣya, शिष्य): defined in 15 categories.
Papaghna (pāpaghna, पापघ्न): defined in 3 categories.
Papahan (pāpahan, पापहन्): defined in 1 categories.
Vighnanashana (vighnanasana, vighnanāśana, विघ्ननाशन): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Tamil, Vastushastra (architecture)

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: “aṅganyāsastataḥ kāryaḥ śivoktaḥ siddhimicchatā
  • aṅganyāsas -
  • aṅganyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kāryaḥ -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • śivo -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uktaḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • siddhim -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchatā -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “ācāryeṇa ca śiṣyasya pāpaghno vighnanāśanaḥ
  • ācāryeṇa -
  • ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiṣyasya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • pāpaghno* -
  • pāpaghna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāpahan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vighnanāśanaḥ -
  • vighnanāśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 279 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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