Sanskrit quote nr. 318 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गुल्यः पल्लवान्यासन् कुसुमानि नखार्चिषः ।
बाहू लते वसन्तश्रीस् त्वं नः प्रत्यक्षचारिणी ॥aṅgulyaḥ pallavānyāsan kusumāni nakhārciṣaḥ |
bāhū late vasantaśrīs tvaṃ naḥ pratyakṣacāriṇī ||
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.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 15 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Arcis (अर्चिस्): defined in 7 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Vasantashri (vasantasri, vasantaśrī, वसन्तश्री): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Pratyakshacarin (pratyaksacarin, pratyakṣacārin, प्रत्यक्षचारिन्): defined in 1 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), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hindi, Jainism, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Hinduism, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil
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: “aṅgulyaḥ pallavānyāsan kusumāni nakhārciṣaḥ”
- aṅgulyaḥ -
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aṅgulī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pallavānyā -
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pallava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āsan -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- kusumāni -
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kusuma (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nakhā -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nakha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nakh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- arciṣaḥ -
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arcis (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]arcis (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “bāhū late vasantaśrīs tvaṃ naḥ pratyakṣacāriṇī”
- bāhū -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- late -
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latā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vasantaśrīs -
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vasantaśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- pratyakṣacāriṇī -
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pratyakṣacāriṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]pratyakṣacārin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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 318 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.