Sanskrit quote nr. 286 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गाः संजातभङ्गाद्यनवनवसतिप्राप्तरङ्गाः कलिङ्गास् तैलङ्गाःस्वर्गगङ्गाभिषवणमतयः शीर्यदङ्गाश्च वङ्गाः ।
लाटाःस्विद्यल्ललाटाः पदगमनदृढाश्वासलोलाश्च चोला जायन्ते श्रीनिजाम पृथुरण भवतः प्रौढनिःसाणनादात् ॥

aṅgāḥ saṃjātabhaṅgādyanavanavasatiprāptaraṅgāḥ kaliṅgās tailaṅgāḥsvargagaṅgābhiṣavaṇamatayaḥ śīryadaṅgāśca vaṅgāḥ |
lāṭāḥsvidyallalāṭāḥ padagamanadṛḍhāśvāsalolāśca colā jāyante śrīnijāma pṛthuraṇa bhavataḥ prauḍhaniḥsāṇanādāt ||

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.
Sanjata (sañjāta, सञ्जात): defined in 9 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Avana (अवन): defined in 6 categories.
Vasati (वसति, vasatī, वसती): defined in 9 categories.
Prapta (prāpta, प्राप्त): defined in 8 categories.
Ranga (raṅga, रङ्ग, raṅgā, रङ्गा): defined in 18 categories.
Kalinga (kaliṅga, कलिङ्ग, kaliṅgā, कलिङ्गा): defined in 18 categories.
Tailanga (tailaṅga, तैलङ्ग, tailaṅgā, तैलङ्गा): defined in 3 categories.
Svarga (स्वर्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Ganga (gaṅga, गङ्ग, gaṅgā, गङ्गा): defined in 21 categories.
Abhishavana (abhisavana, abhiṣavaṇa, अभिषवण): defined in 2 categories.
Shirya (sirya, śīrya, शीर्य): defined in 1 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vanga (vaṅga, वङ्ग): defined in 18 categories.
Padaga (पदग): defined in 5 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Dridhashva (drdhasva, dṛḍhāśva, दृढाश्व): defined in 3 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Lo (लो): defined in 4 categories.
Cola (चोल): defined in 16 categories.
Jayanta (jāyanta, जायन्त): defined in 15 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Nija (nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Prithu (prthu, pṛthu, पृथु): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Praudha (prauḍha, प्रौढ): defined in 8 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Ada (āda, आद): defined in 9 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hindi, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Dharmashastra (religious law), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

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: “aṅgāḥ saṃjātabhaṅgādyanavanavasatiprāptaraṅgāḥ kaliṅgās tailaṅgāḥsvargagaṅgābhiṣavaṇamatayaḥ śīryadaṅgāśca vaṅgāḥ”
aṅgāḥ -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sañjāta -
sañjāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sañjāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaṅgād -
bhaṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
avana -
avana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vasati -
vasati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vasati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vasati (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vasatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vas class 1 verb]

√vas (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
prāpta -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raṅgāḥ -
raṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

raṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kaliṅgās -
kaliṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kaliṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tailaṅgāḥ -
tailaṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tailaṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
svarga -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṅgā -
gaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gaṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhiṣavaṇam -
abhiṣavaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
atayaḥ -
√tay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
śīrya -
śīrya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śīrya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śṝ -> śīrya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śṝ]
daṅ -
dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
gāś -
ga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

go (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active second single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaṅgāḥ -
vaṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “lāṭāḥsvidyallalāṭāḥ padagamanadṛḍhāśvāsalolāśca colā jāyante śrīnijāma pṛthuraṇa bhavataḥ prauḍhaniḥsāṇanādāt”
Cannot analyse lāṭāḥsvidyallalāṭāḥ*pa
padagam -
padaga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padaga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

padagā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛḍhāśvā -
dṛḍhāśva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asalo -
√sal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
lāś -
la (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

las (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

lo (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
colā* -
cola (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jāyante -
jāyanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
nijām -
nijā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛthur -
pṛthu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aṇa -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhavataḥ -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
prauḍha -
prauḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prauḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niḥ -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āṇan -
√aṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
ādāt -
āda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 286 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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Last Updated: 22 April, 2019