Sanskrit quote nr. 338 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्गैः सुकुमारतरैः सा कुसुमानां श्रियं प्रहरति ।
विकलयति कुसुमबाणो बाणालीभिर्मम प्राणान् ॥aṅgaiḥ sukumārataraiḥ sā kusumānāṃ śriyaṃ praharati |
vikalayati kusumabāṇo bāṇālībhirmama prāṇān ||
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.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Sukumaratara (sukumāratara, सुकुमारतर): defined in 1 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vikala (विकल): defined in 12 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Kusumabana (kusumabāṇa, कुसुमबाण): defined in 2 categories.
Bana (bāṇa, बाण, bāṇā, बाणा): defined in 22 categories.
Ali (ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Yoga (school of philosophy), Tamil, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
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: “aṅgaiḥ sukumārataraiḥ sā kusumānāṃ śriyaṃ praharati”
- aṅgaiḥ -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aṅga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sukumārataraiḥ -
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sukumāratara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sukumāratara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kusumānām -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kusuma (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- śriyam -
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śriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- harati -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Line 2: “vikalayati kusumabāṇo bāṇālībhirmama prāṇān”
- vikala -
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vikala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vikala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yati -
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yati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yatin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (noun, masculine)[locative single]yat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- kusumabāṇo* -
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kusumabāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bāṇā -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ālībhir -
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ālī (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
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 338 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.