Sanskrit quote nr. 314 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गुलीकिसलयाग्रतर्जनं भ्रूविभङ्गकुटिलं च वीक्षितम् ।
मेखलाभिरसकृच्च बन्धनं वञ्चयन् प्रणयिनीरवाप सः ॥

aṅgulīkisalayāgratarjanaṃ bhrūvibhaṅgakuṭilaṃ ca vīkṣitam |
mekhalābhirasakṛcca bandhanaṃ vañcayan praṇayinīravāpa saḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 (aṅguli, अङ्गुलि, aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Agra (अग्र): defined in 15 categories.
Tarjana (तर्जन): defined in 5 categories.
Vibhanga (vibhaṅga, विभङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vikshita (viksita, vīkṣita, वीक्षित): defined in 4 categories.
Mekhala (mekhalā, मेखला): defined in 15 categories.
Asakrit (asakrt, asakṛt, असकृत्): defined in 6 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Pranayini (praṇayinī, प्रणयिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Avapa (avāpa, अवाप): defined in 6 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): 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, Jainism, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Hinduism, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “aṅgulīkisalayāgratarjanaṃ bhrūvibhaṅgakuṭilaṃ ca vīkṣitam
  • aṅgulī -
  • aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kisalayā -
  • kisalaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarjanam -
  • tarjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarjanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhrū -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • vibhaṅga -
  • vibhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṭilam -
  • kuṭila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṭila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīkṣitam -
  • vīkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mekhalābhirasakṛcca bandhanaṃ vañcayan praṇayinīravāpa saḥ
  • mekhalābhir -
  • mekhalā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • asakṛc -
  • asakṛt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vañcayan -
  • vañc -> vañcayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vañc], [vocative single from √vañc]
  • praṇayinīr -
  • praṇayinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avāpa -
  • avāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 314 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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