Sanskrit quote nr. 336 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गेषु मुख्या द्विजमध्यसंस्था वाणानुसंधान परासि नित्यं ।
अधं स्थिरप्रेमरसा रसज्ञे नरस्तुतिं संत्यज कर्णवत् त्वं ॥

aṅgeṣu mukhyā dvijamadhyasaṃsthā vāṇānusaṃdhāna parāsi nityaṃ |
adhaṃ sthirapremarasā rasajñe narastutiṃ saṃtyaja karṇavat tvaṃ ||

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.
Mukhya (मुख्य, mukhyā, मुख्या): defined in 12 categories.
Dvija (द्विज): defined in 8 categories.
Adhi (अधि): defined in 12 categories.
Asat (असत्): defined in 6 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Vana (vāṇa, वाण): defined in 20 categories.
Anusandhana (anusandhāna, अनुसन्धान): defined in 8 categories.
Parasin (parāsin, परासिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Nityam (नित्यम्): defined in 2 categories.
Nitya (नित्य): defined in 19 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Sthirapreman (स्थिरप्रेमन्): defined in 1 categories.
Rasa (रस, rasā, रसा): defined in 29 categories.
Rasajna (rasajña, रसज्ञ, rasajñā, रसज्ञा): defined in 5 categories.
Nara (नर): defined in 18 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Tud (तुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Sat (सत्): defined in 7 categories.
Santya (सन्त्य): defined in 1 categories.
Aja (अज): defined in 22 categories.
Karnavat (karṇavat, कर्णवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

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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: “aṅgeṣu mukhyā dvijamadhyasaṃsthā vāṇānusaṃdhāna parāsi nityaṃ”
aṅgeṣu -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
mukhyā* -
mukhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mukhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dvijam -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

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

dvijā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhya -
adhi (noun, feminine)

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

adhi (noun, masculine)

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

√dhā (verb class 1)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[aorist middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[aorist middle first single]
asaṃs -
asat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
thā* -
tha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vāṇā -
vāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
anusandhāna -
anusandhāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parāsi -
parāsin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

parāsin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “adhaṃ sthirapremarasā rasajñe narastutiṃ saṃtyaja karṇavat tvaṃ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dham -
dha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

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

dhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
sthiraprema -
sthirapreman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sthirapreman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rasā* -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rasajñe -
rasajña (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rasajña (noun, neuter)

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

rasajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
naras -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tut -
tud (noun, masculine)

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

tud (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]
santya -
santya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santi (noun, feminine)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
aja -
aja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aj (verb class 1)

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

[compound]

karṇavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[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 336 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