Sanskrit quote nr. 288 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गाकृष्टिर्व्यथयति नखाङ्केषु वक्षोजकुम्भा- वास्यं जृम्भा दशनवसने दन्तदष्टं दुनोति ।
यान्त्याः खेदं व्रजति करजश्रेणिषु श्रोणिभागः प्रातर्याति प्रगुणतरतां वैशसं नैशमस्याः ॥aṅgākṛṣṭirvyathayati nakhāṅkeṣu vakṣojakumbhā- vāsyaṃ jṛmbhā daśanavasane dantadaṣṭaṃ dunoti |
yāntyāḥ khedaṃ vrajati karajaśreṇiṣu śroṇibhāgaḥ prātaryāti praguṇataratāṃ vaiśasaṃ naiśamasyāḥ ||
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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.
Akrishti (akrsti, ākṛṣṭi, आकृष्टि): defined in 4 categories.
Vyathayat (व्यथयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Nakhanka (nakhāṅka, नखाङ्क): defined in 1 categories.
Vakshoja (vaksoja, vakṣoja, वक्षोज): defined in 4 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ, kumbhā, कुम्भा): defined in 22 categories.
Jrimbha (jrmbha, jṛmbha, जृम्भ, jṛmbhā, जृम्भा): defined in 4 categories.
Dashanavasana (dasanavasana, daśanavasana, दशनवसन): defined in 2 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Dashta (dasta, daṣṭa, दष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (यत्, yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Sya (syā, स्या): defined in 3 categories.
Kheda (खेद): defined in 11 categories.
Vrajat (व्रजत्): defined in 2 categories.
Karaja (करज): defined in 6 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि): defined in 9 categories.
Shroni (sroni, śroṇī, श्रोणी): defined in 8 categories.
Bhaga (bhāga, भाग): defined in 19 categories.
Pratar (prātar, प्रातर्): defined in 4 categories.
Praguna (praguṇa, प्रगुण): defined in 2 categories.
Tarat (तरत्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaishasa (vaisasa, vaiśasa, वैशस): defined in 3 categories.
Naisha (naisa, naiśa, नैश): defined in 2 categories.
Asi (असि, asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): 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), Hindi, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Biology (plants and animals), Yoga (school of philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Tamil, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Jain philosophy
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: “aṅgākṛṣṭirvyathayati nakhāṅkeṣu vakṣojakumbhā- vāsyaṃ jṛmbhā daśanavasane dantadaṣṭaṃ dunoti”
- aṅgā -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ākṛṣṭir -
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ākṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vyathayati -
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√vyath -> vyathayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vyath]√vyath -> vyathayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vyath]√vyath (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- nakhāṅkeṣu -
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nakhāṅka (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vakṣoja -
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vakṣoja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kumbhā* -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kumbhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāsyam -
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vāsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √vas]√vas -> vāsyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √vas]√vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vās class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vās class 10 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vas], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vas], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 6 verb]√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vas class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vas]√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vas class 4 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 4 verb], [nominative single from √vas], [accusative single from √vas]
- jṛmbhā* -
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jṛmbha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jṛmbhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daśanavasane -
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daśanavasana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- danta -
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danta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṣṭam -
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daṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]daṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]daṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dunoti -
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√du (verb class 5)[present active third single]√dū (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “yāntyāḥ khedaṃ vrajati karajaśreṇiṣu śroṇibhāgaḥ prātaryāti praguṇataratāṃ vaiśasaṃ naiśamasyāḥ”
- yān -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tyāḥ -
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syā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- khedam -
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kheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vrajati -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- karaja -
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karaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karaja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṇiṣu -
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śreṇi (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- śroṇi -
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śroṇi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śroṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhāgaḥ -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prātar -
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prātar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāti -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- praguṇa -
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praguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praguṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taratām -
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√tṝ -> tarat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √tṝ class 1 verb]√tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √tṝ class 1 verb]√tṝ (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual]
- vaiśasam -
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vaiśasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaiśasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaiśasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- naiśam -
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naiśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]naiśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
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