Sanskrit quote nr. 281 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गभागेन ततः पिण्डः प्रजायते ।
चर्मणाच्छादितः सप्त धातवः सुय्रनुक्रमात् ॥aṅgapratyaṅgabhāgena tataḥ piṇḍaḥ prajāyate |
carmaṇācchāditaḥ sapta dhātavaḥ suyranukramāt ||
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.
Pratyanga (pratyaṅga, प्रत्यङ्ग): defined in 6 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग): defined in 19 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tata (तत): defined in 18 categories.
Pinda (piṇḍa, पिण्ड): defined in 20 categories.
Praja (प्रज): defined in 7 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Carmana (carmaṇā, चर्मणा): defined in 2 categories.
Carman (चर्मन्): defined in 16 categories.
Acchadita (ācchādita, आच्छादित): defined in 5 categories.
Sapta (सप्त): defined in 10 categories.
Dhatu (dhātu, धातु): defined in 26 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Hindi, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Biology (plants and animals), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Gitashastra (science of music), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
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: “aṅgapratyaṅgabhāgena tataḥ piṇḍaḥ prajāyate”
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pratyaṅga -
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pratyaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratyaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāgena -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tataḥ -
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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]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- piṇḍaḥ -
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piṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prajāya -
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praja (noun, masculine)[dative single]praja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “carmaṇācchāditaḥ sapta dhātavaḥ suyranukramāt”
- carmaṇā -
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carmaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]carman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ācchāditaḥ -
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ācchādita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- dhātavaḥ -
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dhātu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhātu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Cannot analyse suyranukramāt
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 281 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.