Sanskrit quote nr. 293 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गानि चन्दनरजःपरिधूसराणि ताम्बूलरागसुभगोऽधरपल्लवश्च ।
स्वच्छाञ्जने च नयने वसनं तनीयः कान्तासु भूषणमिदं विबह्वश्च शेषः ॥

aṅgāni candanarajaḥparidhūsarāṇi tāmbūlarāgasubhago'dharapallavaśca |
svacchāñjane ca nayane vasanaṃ tanīyaḥ kāntāsu bhūṣaṇamidaṃ vibahvaśca śeṣaḥ ||

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.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Paridhusara (paridhūsara, परिधूसर): defined in 2 categories.
Tambularaga (tāmbūlarāga, ताम्बूलराग): defined in 2 categories.
Subhaga (सुभग): defined in 17 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Svaccha (स्वच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Jani (जनि): defined in 12 categories.
Nayana (नयन, nayanā, नयना): defined in 15 categories.
Vasana (वसन): defined in 20 categories.
Taniyas (tanīyas, तनीयस्): defined in 1 categories.
Kanta (kāntā, कान्ता): defined in 16 categories.
Bhushana (bhusana, bhūṣaṇa, भूषण): defined in 21 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vip (विप्): defined in 1 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष): defined in 19 categories.
Sheshas (sesas, śeṣas, शेषस्): 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)

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 candanarajaḥparidhūsarāṇi tāmbūlarāgasubhago'dharapallavaśca”
aṅgāni -
aṅga (noun, neuter)

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

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
candana -
candana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

candana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rajaḥ -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

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

raja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paridhūsarāṇi -
paridhūsara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
subhago' -
subhaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adhara -
adhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhara (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pallavaś -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “svacchāñjane ca nayane vasanaṃ tanīyaḥ kāntāsu bhūṣaṇamidaṃ vibahvaśca śeṣaḥ”
svacchāñ -
svaccha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayane -
nayana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayana (noun, neuter)

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

nayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vasanam -
vasana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tanīyaḥ -
tanīyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

tanīyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kāntāsu -
kāntā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)

[locative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
bhūṣaṇam -
bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vib -
vip (noun, feminine)

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

vip (noun, masculine)

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

vip (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ahvaś -
√hū (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śeṣaḥ -
śeṣas (noun, neuter)

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

śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 293 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