Sanskrit quote nr. 340 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अङ्घ्रिदण्डो हरेरूर्ध्वम् उत्क्षिप्तो बलिनिग्रहे ।
विधिविष्टरपद्मस्य नालदण्डो मुदेऽस्तु वः ॥aṅghridaṇḍo harerūrdhvam utkṣipto balinigrahe |
vidhiviṣṭarapadmasya nāladaṇḍo mude'stu vaḥ ||
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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.
Danda (daṇḍa, दण्ड): defined in 26 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Utkshipta (utksipta, utkṣipta, उत्क्षिप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Balin (बलिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Balini (balinī, बलिनी): defined in 2 categories.
Graha (ग्रह, grahā, ग्रहा): defined in 19 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Nala (nāla, नाल): defined in 21 categories.
Mud (मुद्): defined in 5 categories.
Muda (मुद, mudā, मुदा): defined in 12 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 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: “aṅghridaṇḍo harerūrdhvam utkṣipto balinigrahe”
- aṅghri -
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aṅghri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- daṇḍo* -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- harer -
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hari (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hari (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√hṛ (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- utkṣipto* -
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utkṣipta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balini -
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balinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]balin (noun, masculine)[locative single]balin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- grahe -
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graha (noun, masculine)[locative single]graha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]grahā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]grahi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “vidhiviṣṭarapadmasya nāladaṇḍo mude'stu vaḥ”
- vidhi -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidh (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- viṣṭara -
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viṣṭara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣṭara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padmasya -
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padma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]padma (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- nāla -
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nāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- daṇḍo* -
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daṇḍa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mude' -
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mud (noun, feminine)[dative single]muda (noun, masculine)[locative single]muda (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mudā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- astu -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive 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 340 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.