Sanskrit quote nr. 292 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गानि खेदयसि किं शिरीषकुसुमपरिपेलवानि मुधा ।
अयमीहितकुसुमानां संपादयिता तवास्ति दासजनः ॥aṅgāni khedayasi kiṃ śirīṣakusumaparipelavāni mudhā |
ayamīhitakusumānāṃ saṃpādayitā tavāsti dāsajanaḥ ||
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.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Shirishakusuma (sirisakusuma, śirīṣakusuma, शिरीषकुसुम): defined in 2 categories.
Paripelava (परिपेलव): defined in 3 categories.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ihita (īhita, ईहित): defined in 2 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Sampadayitri (sampadayitr, sampādayitṛ, सम्पादयितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dasajana (dāsajana, दासजन): defined in 1 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: “aṅgāni khedayasi kiṃ śirīṣakusumaparipelavāni mudhā”
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- khedayasi -
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√khid (verb class 0)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- śirīṣakusuma -
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śirīṣakusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paripelavāni -
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paripelava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mudhā -
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mudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “ayamīhitakusumānāṃ saṃpādayitā tavāsti dāsajanaḥ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īhita -
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īhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īh class 1 verb]√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īh class 1 verb]
- kusumānām -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kusuma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sampādayitā -
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sampādayitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- dāsajanaḥ -
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dāsajana (noun, masculine)[nominative 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 292 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.