Sanskrit quote nr. 313 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गुलिभङ्गविकल्पन- विविधविवादप्रवृत्तपाण्डित्यः ।
जपचपलोष्ठः सजने ध्यानपरो नगररथ्यासु ॥aṅgulibhaṅgavikalpana- vividhavivādapravṛttapāṇḍityaḥ |
japacapaloṣṭhaḥ sajane dhyānaparo nagararathyāsu ||
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.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Bhanga (bhaṅga, भङ्ग): defined in 15 categories.
Vikalpana (विकल्पन): defined in 5 categories.
Japa (जप): defined in 14 categories.
Capala (चपल, capalā, चपला): defined in 17 categories.
Sajana (सजन, sajanā, सजना): defined in 6 categories.
Dhyanapara (dhyānapara, ध्यानपर): defined in 4 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rathya (rathyā, रथ्या): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Buddhism, Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hindi, Jainism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
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: “aṅgulibhaṅgavikalpana- vividhavivādapravṛttapāṇḍityaḥ”
- aṅguli -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- bhaṅga -
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bhaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhaṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikalpana -
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vikalpana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikalpana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse vividhavivādapravṛttapāṇḍityaḥ
- Line 2: “japacapaloṣṭhaḥ sajane dhyānaparo nagararathyāsu”
- japa -
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japa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]japa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jap (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- capalo -
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capala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]capala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]capalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṣṭhaḥ -
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√vaś (verb class 2)[present active second dual]
- sajane -
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sajana (noun, masculine)[locative single]sajana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sajanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dhyānaparo* -
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dhyānapara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naga -
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naga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathyāsu -
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rathyā (noun, feminine)[locative 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 313 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.