Sanskrit quote nr. 326 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गुष्ठाक्रमवक्रिताङ्गुलिरधः पादार्धनीरुद्धभूः पार्श्वाद्वेगकृतो निहत्य कफणिद्वन्द्वेन दंशान्मुहुः ।
न्यग्जानुद्वययन्त्रयन्त्रितघटीवक्त्रान्तरालस्खलद् धाराध्वानमनोहरं सखि पयो गां दोग्धि गोपालकः ॥

aṅguṣṭhākramavakritāṅguliradhaḥ pādārdhanīruddhabhūḥ pārśvādvegakṛto nihatya kaphaṇidvandvena daṃśānmuhuḥ |
nyagjānudvayayantrayantritaghaṭīvaktrāntarālaskhalad dhārādhvānamanoharaṃ sakhi payo gāṃ dogdhi gopālakaḥ ||

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.
Akrama (अक्रम): defined in 8 categories.
Vakrita (वक्रित, vakritā, वक्रिता): defined in 2 categories.
Anguli (aṅguli, अङ्गुलि): defined in 14 categories.
Padardha (pādārdha, पादार्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Ruddha (रुद्ध): defined in 10 categories.
Bhu (भु, bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Parshva (parsva, pārśva, पार्श्व): defined in 14 categories.
Vega (वेग): defined in 15 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत): defined in 16 categories.
Hatya (हत्य): defined in 5 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Phani (phaṇī, फणी): defined in 11 categories.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Nyak (न्यक्): defined in 2 categories.
Janu (jānu, जानु): defined in 17 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Trita (त्रित): defined in 4 categories.
Ghatin (ghaṭin, घटिन्): defined in 11 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 26 categories.
Ala (अल): defined in 12 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhara (dhāra, धार, dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Adhvana (adhvāna, अध्वान): defined in 3 categories.
Adhvan (अध्वन्): defined in 9 categories.
Ano (अनो): defined in 3 categories.
Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Hara (हर): defined in 18 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Ga (gā, गा): defined in 9 categories.
Go (गो): defined in 18 categories.
Gopalaka (gopālaka, गोपालक): 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, Kavya (poetry), Hindi, Nepali, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Gitashastra (science of music), Shaiva philosophy, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vedanta (school of philosophy), 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: “aṅguṣṭhākramavakritāṅguliradhaḥ pādārdhanīruddhabhūḥ pārśvādvegakṛto nihatya kaphaṇidvandvena daṃśānmuhuḥ”
aṅguṣṭhā -
aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akrama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vakritā -
vakrita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vakrita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vakritā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pādārdha -
pādārdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nīr -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

nī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

nī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ruddha -
ruddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ruddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]

√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rudh class 1 verb]

√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]

√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
bhūḥ -
bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]
pārśvād -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vega -
vega (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛto* -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hatya -
hatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√han -> hatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √han]

√han -> hatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √han]
ka -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

phaṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

phaṇin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

phaṇin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dvandvena -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse daṃśānmuhuḥ
Line 2: “nyagjānudvayayantrayantritaghaṭīvaktrāntarālaskhalad dhārādhvānamanoharaṃ sakhi payo gāṃ dogdhi gopālakaḥ”
nyag -
nyak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jānu -
jānu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dvaya -
dvaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yantrayan -
√yantr -> yantrayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yantr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √yantr class 10 verb]
trita -
trita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

trita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghaṭī -
ghaṭī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ghaṭi (noun, feminine)

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

ghaṭin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaktrān -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tarā -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
skhalad -
skhalat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

skhalat (noun, neuter)

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

√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
dhārā -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhvānam -
adhvāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhvan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ano -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anas (noun, neuter)

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

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
haram -
hara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hara (noun, neuter)

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

harā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sakhi -
sakhi (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sakhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
payo* -
payas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gām -
gā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

go (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active first single]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active first single]
dogdhi -
√duh (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
gopālakaḥ -
gopālaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 326 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