Sanskrit quote nr. 291 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गानामतितानवं कुत इदं कम्पश्च कस्मात् कुतो मुग्धे पाण्डुकपोलमाननमिति प्राणेश्वरेपृच्छति ।
तन्व्या सर्वमिदं स्वभावत इति व्याहृत्य पक्ष्मान्तर- व्यापी बाष्पभरस्तया वलितया निःश्वस्य मुक्तोऽन्यतः ॥

aṅgānāmatitānavaṃ kuta idaṃ kampaśca kasmāt kuto mugdhe pāṇḍukapolamānanamiti prāṇeśvarepṛcchati |
tanvyā sarvamidaṃ svabhāvata iti vyāhṛtya pakṣmāntara- vyāpī bāṣpabharastayā valitayā niḥśvasya mukto'nyataḥ ||

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.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Kasmat (kasmāt, कस्मात्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध, mugdhā, मुग्धा): defined in 6 categories.
Panduka (pāṇḍuka, पाण्डुक): defined in 9 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Mit (मित्): defined in 4 categories.
Praneshvara (pranesvara, prāṇeśvara, प्राणेश्वर): defined in 4 categories.
Pricchat (prcchat, pṛcchat, पृच्छत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Svabhavatah (svabhāvataḥ, स्वभावतः): defined in 2 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Pakshma (paksma, pakṣma, पक्ष्म): defined in 5 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 26 categories.
Vyapin (vyāpin, व्यापिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Bashpa (baspa, bāṣpa, बाष्प): defined in 7 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Bharas (भरस्): defined in 1 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Valita (valitā, वलिता): defined in 9 categories.
Nihshvasya (nihsvasya, niḥśvasya, निःश्वस्य): defined in 2 categories.
Mukta (मुक्त): defined in 22 categories.
Anyatah (anyataḥ, अन्यतः): defined in 1 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, Jain philosophy, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Gitashastra (science of music), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: “aṅgānāmatitānavaṃ kuta idaṃ kampaśca kasmāt kuto mugdhe pāṇḍukapolamānanamiti prāṇeśvarepṛcchati”
aṅgānām -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
atitā -
√at (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
anavam -
√nu (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√nū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
kuta* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kampaś -
kampa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kasmāt -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
kuto* -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mugdhe -
mugdha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mugdha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mugdhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mugdha (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [locative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √muh class 4 verb]
pāṇḍuka -
pāṇḍuka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṇḍuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
polamāna -
√pul -> polamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pul class 1 verb]

√pul -> polamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pul class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

mit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
prāṇeśvare -
prāṇeśvara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pṛcchati -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “tanvyā sarvamidaṃ svabhāvata iti vyāhṛtya pakṣmāntara- vyāpī bāṣpabharastayā valitayā niḥśvasya mukto'nyataḥ”
tanvyā -
tanvī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
svabhāvata* -
svabhāvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyāhṛtya -
pakṣmān -
pakṣma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tara -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vyāpī -
vyāpin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bāṣpa -
bāṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bharas -
bharas (noun, neuter)

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

bhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
valitayā -
valitā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √val class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √val]
niḥśvasya -
niḥśvasya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mukto' -
mukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
anyataḥ -
anyataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

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 291 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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