Sanskrit quote nr. 7613 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एकानपाङ्गैरपरांस् तरङ्गैर् ।
भ्रुवोर्विलासैरितरं च हासैः ॥

ekānapāṅgairaparāṃs taraṅgair |
bhruvorvilāsairitaraṃ ca hāsaiḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Apanga (apāṅga, अपाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 12 categories.
Vilasa (vilāsa, विलास): defined in 17 categories.
Itara (इतर): defined in 9 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Hasa (hāsa, हास): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Ayurveda (science of life), Prakrit, Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Tamil, 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: “ekānapāṅgairaparāṃs taraṅgair
  • ekān -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apāṅgair -
  • apāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    apāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aparāṃs -
  • Cannot analyse taraṅgair
  • Line 2: “bhruvorvilāsairitaraṃ ca hāsaiḥ
  • bhruvor -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • vilāsair -
  • vilāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vilāsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • itaram -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāsaiḥ -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 7613 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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