Sanskrit quote nr. 323 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गुष्ठतर्जनीभ्यां गा घ्राणे संगृह्य नामयेत् ।
मन्त्रेणानेन वश्याः स्युः पशवोऽश्वादयस्तथा ॥aṅguṣṭhatarjanībhyāṃ gā ghrāṇe saṃgṛhya nāmayet |
mantreṇānena vaśyāḥ syuḥ paśavo'śvādayastathā ||
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.
Angushtha (angustha, aṅguṣṭha, अङ्गुष्ठ): defined in 9 categories.
Tarjani (tarjanī, तर्जनी): defined in 8 categories.
Ga (ग, gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Ghrana (ghrāṇa, घ्राण, ghrāṇā, घ्राणा): defined in 10 categories.
Grihya (grhya, gṛhya, गृह्य): defined in 6 categories.
Mantra (मन्त्र): defined in 26 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anena (अनेन): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vashya (vasya, vaśya, वश्य, vaśyā, वश्या): defined in 11 categories.
Pashu (pasu, paśu, पशु): defined in 19 categories.
Ashva (asva, aśva, अश्व): defined in 16 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Ayas (अयस्): defined in 6 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Kannada, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Vastushastra (architecture), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Samkhya (school of philosophy)
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: “aṅguṣṭhatarjanībhyāṃ gā ghrāṇe saṃgṛhya nāmayet”
- aṅguṣṭha -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarjanībhyām -
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tarjanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- gā* -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]go (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- ghrāṇe -
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ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- saṅ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- gṛhya -
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gṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]√grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- nāmayet -
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√nam (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “mantreṇānena vaśyāḥ syuḥ paśavo'śvādayastathā”
- mantreṇā -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- anena -
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anena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vaśyāḥ -
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vaśi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaśī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vaśya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 3 verb]
- syuḥ -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- paśavo' -
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paśu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- aśvād -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayas -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 323 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.