Sanskrit quote nr. 7311 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
ऊर्ध्वंव्रीहित्रयं मानम् अङ्गुलस्य निगद्यते ।
हस्तोऽपि हि समाख्यातश् चतुर्विशद्भिरङ्गुलैः ॥ūrdhvaṃvrīhitrayaṃ mānam aṅgulasya nigadyate |
hasto'pi hi samākhyātaś caturviśadbhiraṅgulaiḥ ||
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.
Urdhvam (ūrdhvam, ऊर्ध्वम्): defined in 1 categories.
Urdhva (ūrdhva, ऊर्ध्व): defined in 12 categories.
Vrihin (vrīhin, व्रीहिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Mana (māna, मान): defined in 24 categories.
Angula (aṅgula, अङ्गुल): defined in 13 categories.
Niga (निग): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Hasta (हस्त): defined in 19 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Samakhyata (samākhyāta, समाख्यात): defined in 3 categories.
Catu (चतु): defined in 8 categories.
Vishat (visat, viśat, विशत्): defined in 2 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Buddhism, Hinduism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy)
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: “ūrdhvaṃvrīhitrayaṃ mānam aṅgulasya nigadyate”
- ūrdhvaṃ -
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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]
- vrīhi -
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vrīhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vrīhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vrīhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- trayam -
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traya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]traya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- aṅgulasya -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- niga -
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niga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]niga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dya -
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√dā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “hasto'pi hi samākhyātaś caturviśadbhiraṅgulaiḥ”
- hasto' -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- samākhyātaś -
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samākhyāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- catur -
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catur (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]catu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]catu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- viśadbhir -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √viś class 6 verb]
- aṅgulaiḥ -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[instrumental 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 7311 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.