Sanskrit quote nr. 296 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गानि निद्रालसविभ्रमाणि वाक्यानि किंचिन् मदलालसानि ।
भ्रूक्षेपजिह्मानि च वीक्षितानि चकार कामः प्रमदाजनानाम् ॥aṅgāni nidrālasavibhramāṇi vākyāni kiṃcin madalālasāni |
bhrūkṣepajihmāni ca vīkṣitāni cakāra kāmaḥ pramadājanānām ||
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.
Nidralasa (nidrālasa, निद्रालस): defined in 2 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम, vibhramā, विभ्रमा): defined in 13 categories.
Ani (aṇī, अणी): defined in 12 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Lalasa (lālasa, लालस): defined in 10 categories.
Bhrukshepajihma (bhruksepajihma, bhrūkṣepajihma, भ्रूक्षेपजिह्म): defined in 1 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Vikshita (viksita, vīkṣita, वीक्षित): defined in 4 categories.
Cakara (cakāra, चकार): defined in 8 categories.
Kama (kāma, काम): defined in 24 categories.
Pramadajana (pramadājana, प्रमदाजन): defined in 2 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, Yoga (school of philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Shilpashastra (iconography)
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 nidrālasavibhramāṇi vākyāni kiṃcin madalālasāni”
- aṅgāni -
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aṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- nidrālasa -
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nidrālasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nidrālasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhramā -
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vibhrama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vibhramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇi -
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aṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- vākyāni -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
- kiñcin -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mada -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lālasāni -
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lālasa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “bhrūkṣepajihmāni ca vīkṣitāni cakāra kāmaḥ pramadājanānām”
- bhrūkṣepajihmāni -
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bhrūkṣepajihma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīkṣitāni -
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vīkṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kāmaḥ -
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kāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pramadājanānām -
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pramadājana (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
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 296 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.