Sanskrit quote nr. 332 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गेऽनङ्गज्वरहुतवहश्चक्षुषि ध्यानमुद्रा कण्ठे जीवः करकिसलये दीर्घशायी कपोलः ।
अंसे वीणा कुचपरिसरे चन्दनं वाचि मौनं तस्याः सर्वं स्थितमिति न तु त्वां विना क्वापि चेतः ॥

aṅge'naṅgajvarahutavahaścakṣuṣi dhyānamudrā kaṇṭhe jīvaḥ karakisalaye dīrghaśāyī kapolaḥ |
aṃse vīṇā kucaparisare candanaṃ vāci maunaṃ tasyāḥ sarvaṃ sthitamiti na tu tvāṃ vinā kvāpi cetaḥ ||

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.

Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Jvara (ज्वर): defined in 10 categories.
Hutavaha (हुतवह): defined in 2 categories.
Cakshus (caksus, cakṣus, चक्षुस्): defined in 17 categories.
Cakshushi (caksusi, cakṣuṣī, चक्षुषी): defined in 4 categories.
Dhyanamudra (dhyānamudrā, ध्यानमुद्रा): defined in 5 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Jiva (jīva, जीव): defined in 19 categories.
Karakisalaya (करकिसलय): defined in 1 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Kapola (कपोल): defined in 9 categories.
Vina (vīṇā, वीणा, vinā, विना): defined in 21 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Parisara (परिसर, parisarā, परिसरा): defined in 5 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 12 categories.
Vaci (vācī, वाची): defined in 5 categories.
Vacin (vācin, वाचिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Mauna (मौन): defined in 8 categories.
Sarvam (सर्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sthita (स्थित): defined in 16 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (tvā, त्वा): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Ku (कु, kū, कू): defined in 11 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Api (āpi, आपि, āpī, आपी): defined in 4 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Hinduism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Hindi, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Gitashastra (science of music), Nepali, Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments)

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: “aṅge'naṅgajvarahutavahaścakṣuṣi dhyānamudrā kaṇṭhe jīvaḥ karakisalaye dīrghaśāyī kapolaḥ”
aṅge' -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
anaṅga -
anaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
jvara -
jvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jvar (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
hutavahaś -
hutavaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cakṣuṣi -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√kṣai -> cakṣuṣī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
dhyānamudrā -
dhyānamudrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kaṇṭhe -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
jīvaḥ -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karakisalaye -
karakisalaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
dīrgha -
dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāyī -
śāyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kapolaḥ -
kapola (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “aṃse vīṇā kucaparisare candanaṃ vāci maunaṃ tasyāḥ sarvaṃ sthitamiti na tu tvāṃ vinā kvāpi cetaḥ”
aṃse -
aṃsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vīṇā -
vīṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuca -
kuca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kuc (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
parisare -
parisara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

parisara (noun, neuter)

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

parisarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
candanam -
candana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

candana (noun, neuter)

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

candanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāci -
vācī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vācin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vācin (noun, neuter)

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

vāc (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
maunam -
mauna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mauna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tasyāḥ -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tvām -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
vinā -
vinā (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

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

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cetaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative 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 332 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