Sanskrit quote nr. 283 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गमनङ्गक्लिष्टं सुखयेदन्या न मे करस्पर्शात् ।
नोच्छ्वसिति तपनकिरणैश् चन्द्रस्येवांशुभिः कुमुदम् ॥aṅgamanaṅgakliṣṭaṃ sukhayedanyā na me karasparśāt |
nocchvasiti tapanakiraṇaiś candrasyevāṃśubhiḥ kumudam ||
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.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Klishtam (klistam, kliṣṭam, क्लिष्टम्): defined in 1 categories.
Klishta (klista, kliṣṭa, क्लिष्ट): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Tapana (तपन): defined in 15 categories.
Kirana (kiraṇa, किरण): defined in 10 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Amshu (amsu, aṃśu, अंशु): defined in 10 categories.
Kumud (कुमुद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kumuda (कुमुद): defined in 19 categories.
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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: “aṅgamanaṅgakliṣṭaṃ sukhayedanyā na me karasparśāt”
- aṅgam -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anaṅga -
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anaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kliṣṭam -
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kliṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kliṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 9 verb]√kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kliś class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
- Cannot analyse sukhayedanyā*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- kara -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sparśāt -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “nocchvasiti tapanakiraṇaiś candrasyevāṃśubhiḥ kumudam”
- Cannot analyse nocchvasiti*ta
- tapana -
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tapana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kiraṇaiś -
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kiraṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- candrasye -
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candra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]candra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṃśubhiḥ -
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aṃśu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- kumudam -
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kumudā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kumuda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kumuda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kumud (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 283 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.