Sanskrit quote nr. 320 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गुल्यग्रनिरोधतस्तनुतरां धारामियं तन्वती कर्कया न परं पयो निपुणिका दातुं प्रपापालिका ।
विश्लिष्टाङ्गुलिना करेण दशनापाडं शनैः पान्थ हे निश्पन्दोर्ध्वविलोचनस् त्वमपि हा जानासि पातुं पयः ॥

aṅgulyagranirodhatastanutarāṃ dhārāmiyaṃ tanvatī karkayā na paraṃ payo nipuṇikā dātuṃ prapāpālikā |
viśliṣṭāṅgulinā kareṇa daśanāpāḍaṃ śanaiḥ pāntha he niśpandordhvavilocanas tvamapi hā jānāsi pātuṃ payaḥ ||

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.

Angulyagra (aṅgulyagra, अङ्गुल्यग्र): defined in 1 categories.
Nirodha (निरोध): defined in 15 categories.
Nuta (नुत): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Dhara (dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tanvat (तन्वत्): defined in 1 categories.
Karka (karkā, कर्का): defined in 11 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Param (परम्): defined in 7 categories.
Para (पर): defined in 20 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Nipunika (nipuṇikā, निपुणिका): defined in 1 categories.
Datu (dātu, दातु): defined in 3 categories.
Prapapalika (prapāpālikā, प्रपापालिका): defined in 1 categories.
Vishlishta (vislista, viśliṣṭa, विश्लिष्ट, viśliṣṭā, विश्लिष्टा): defined in 6 categories.
Anguli (aṅgulī, अङ्गुली): defined in 14 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Kara (कर): defined in 21 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Patu (pātu, पातु): defined in 14 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Buddhism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Jain philosophy, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vastushastra (architecture), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), 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: “aṅgulyagranirodhatastanutarāṃ dhārāmiyaṃ tanvatī karkayā na paraṃ payo nipuṇikā dātuṃ prapāpālikā”
aṅgulyagra -
aṅgulyagra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirodha -
nirodha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tasta -
√tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]

√tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √tas class 4 verb]

√stai (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nuta -
nuta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nuta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nu -> nuta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb]

√nu -> nuta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √nu class 6 verb]

√nu (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
rām -
rā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhārām -
dhārā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tanvatī -
√tan -> tanvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √tan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √tan class 8 verb]

√tan -> tanvatī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
karkayā -
karkā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
payo* -
payas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nipuṇikā* -
nipuṇikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dātum -
√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dā -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dā]

√dai -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √dai]

√de -> dātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √de]

dātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

dātu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prapāpālikā -
prapāpālikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “viśliṣṭāṅgulinā kareṇa daśanāpāḍaṃ śanaiḥ pāntha he niśpandordhvavilocanas tvamapi hā jānāsi pātuṃ payaḥ”
viśliṣṭā -
viśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅguli -
aṅguli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

aṅgulī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kareṇa -
kara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
daśanā -
daśana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apā -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ap (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

apa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

apā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āḍam -
√aḍ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
pāntha -
pāntha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
he -
ha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
Cannot analyse niśpandordhvavilocanas*tv
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hā* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jānāsi -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active second single]
pātum -
√pā -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pā]

√pā -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pā]

√pā -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pā]

√pai -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pai]

pātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
payaḥ -
payas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 320 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