Sanskrit quote nr. 7777 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एणो गजः पतङ्गश्च भृङ्गो मीनस् तु पञ्चमः ।
शब्दस्पर्शरूपगन्धरसैरेते हताः खलु ॥eṇo gajaḥ pataṅgaśca bhṛṅgo mīnas tu pañcamaḥ |
śabdasparśarūpagandharasairete hatāḥ khalu ||
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.
Ena (eṇa, एण): defined in 7 categories.
Gaja (गज): defined in 19 categories.
Patanga (pataṅga, पतङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Bhringa (bhrnga, bhṛṅga, भृङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Mina (mīna, मीन): defined in 18 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Pancama (pañcama, पञ्चम): defined in 14 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Rupa (rūpa, रूप): defined in 25 categories.
Gandharasa (गन्धरस): defined in 4 categories.
Eta (एत, etā, एता): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Eti (एति): defined in 4 categories.
Hata (हत, hatā, हता): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Dharmashastra (religious law), Prakrit, Kannada, Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Gitashastra (science of music), Buddhism, Hinduism, Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
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: “eṇo gajaḥ pataṅgaśca bhṛṅgo mīnas tu pañcamaḥ”
- eṇo* -
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eṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gajaḥ -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pataṅgaś -
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pataṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhṛṅgo* -
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bhṛṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mīnas -
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mīna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pañcamaḥ -
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pañcama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śabdasparśarūpagandharasairete hatāḥ khalu”
- śabda -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sparśa -
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sparśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sparśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gandharasair -
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gandharasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- hatāḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
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 7777 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.