Sanskrit quote nr. 282 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गमङ्गेन संपीड्य मांसं मांसेन तु स्त्रियः ।
पुराहमभवं प्रीतो यत्तन्मोहविजृम्भितम् ॥aṅgamaṅgena saṃpīḍya māṃsaṃ māṃsena tu striyaḥ |
purāhamabhavaṃ prīto yattanmohavijṛmbhitam ||
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.
Mamsa (māṃsa, मांस): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Pura (purā, पुरा): defined in 18 categories.
Pur (पुर्): defined in 5 categories.
Hama (हम): defined in 4 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Prita (prīta, प्रीत): defined in 7 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Havin (हविन्): defined in 1 categories.
Jrimbhita (jrmbhita, jṛmbhita, जृम्भित): defined in 3 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), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Hindi, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Buddhist philosophy, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
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: “aṅgamaṅgena saṃpīḍya māṃsaṃ māṃsena tu striyaḥ”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aṅgena -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pīḍya -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍya (absolutive)[absolutive from √pīḍ]√pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]√pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- māṃsam -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- māṃsena -
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māṃsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]māṃsa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “purāhamabhavaṃ prīto yattanmohavijṛmbhitam”
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- hama -
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hama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavam -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prīto* -
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prīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tanmo -
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√tan (verb class 8)[present active first plural]
- havi -
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havin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]havin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- jṛmbhitam -
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jṛmbhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jṛmbhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jṛmbhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jṛmbh -> jṛmbhita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jṛmbh class 1 verb]√jṛmbh -> jṛmbhita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jṛmbh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṛmbh class 1 verb]
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 282 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.