Sanskrit quote nr. 7878 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
एतस्य जाङ्गुलिक नार्पय मन्त्रदर्पाद् ।
आस्ये निजाङ्गुलिमयं खलु कोऽपि सर्पः ॥etasya jāṅgulika nārpaya mantradarpād |
āsye nijāṅgulimayaṃ khalu ko'pi sarpaḥ ||
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.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Jangulika (jāṅgulika, जाङ्गुलिक): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Asya (āsya, आस्य, āsyā, आस्या): defined in 10 categories.
Nija (निज, nijā, निजा): defined in 10 categories.
Anguli (aṅguli, अङ्गुलि): defined in 14 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sarpa (सर्प): defined in 18 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Kavya (poetry), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Hindi, Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Gitashastra (science of music), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhism, Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
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: “etasya jāṅgulika nārpaya mantradarpād”
- etasya -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- jāṅgulika -
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jāṅgulika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arpaya -
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√ṛ (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse mantradarpād
- Line 2: “āsye nijāṅgulimayaṃ khalu ko'pi sarpaḥ”
- āsye -
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āsya (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ās]√ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās], [locative single from √ās]√ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ās], [vocative single from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās]√as -> āsya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √as]√as -> āsya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as], [locative single from √as]√as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √as], [vocative single from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as]√ās (verb class 2)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]√as (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√ās (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]√as (verb class 0)[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
- nijā -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nijā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgulim -
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aṅguli (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- khalu -
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khalu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sarpaḥ -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
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 7878 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.