Sanskrit quote nr. 324 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गुष्ठनखदम्भेन पादयोः पतितः किमु ।
विभाति वक्त्रविजितः शशी विगतकल्मषः ॥aṅguṣṭhanakhadambhena pādayoḥ patitaḥ kimu |
vibhāti vaktravijitaḥ śaśī vigatakalmaṣaḥ ||
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.
Bha (भ): defined in 14 categories.
Bhena (भेन): defined in 2 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Patita (पतित): defined in 15 categories.
Vibhat (vibhāt, विभात्): defined in 2 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Vijitri (vijitr, vijitṛ, विजितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vijita (विजित): defined in 10 categories.
Shashi (sasi, śaśī, शशी): defined in 15 categories.
Vigatakalmasha (vigatakalmasa, vigatakalmaṣa, विगतकल्मष): defined in 1 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, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kavya (poetry), Dharmashastra (religious law), Buddhism, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), 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: “aṅguṣṭhanakhadambhena pādayoḥ patitaḥ kimu”
- aṅguṣṭha -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nakhad -
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√nakh -> nakhat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nakh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nakh class 1 verb]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhena -
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bhena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pādayoḥ -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- patitaḥ -
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patita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- Cannot analyse kimu
- Line 2: “vibhāti vaktravijitaḥ śaśī vigatakalmaṣaḥ”
- vibhāti -
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vibhāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]vibhāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vaktra -
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vaktra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaktra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijitaḥ -
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vijitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vijita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaśī -
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śaśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]śaśin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vigatakalmaṣaḥ -
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vigatakalmaṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 324 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.