Sanskrit quote nr. 8135 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

एषा का जघनस्थली सुललिता प्रोन्मत्तकामाधिका ।
भ्रूभङ्गं कुटिलं त्वनङ्गधनुषः प्रख्यं प्रभाचन्द्रवत् ॥

eṣā kā jaghanasthalī sulalitā pronmattakāmādhikā |
bhrūbhaṅgaṃ kuṭilaṃ tvanaṅgadhanuṣaḥ prakhyaṃ prabhācandravat ||

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.

Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Jaghana (जघन): defined in 7 categories.
Sthali (sthalī, स्थली): defined in 11 categories.
Sulalita (sulalitā, सुललिता): defined in 3 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Unmattaka (unmattakā, उन्मत्तका): defined in 4 categories.
Adhi (ādhī, आधी): defined in 12 categories.
Bhrubhanga (bhrūbhaṅga, भ्रूभङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Dhanusha (dhanusa, dhanuṣa, धनुष): defined in 4 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Prakhya (प्रख्य): defined in 5 categories.
Prabha (prabhā, प्रभा): defined in 15 categories.
Candravat (चन्द्रवत्): defined in 4 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Ayurveda (science of life), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Kavya (poetry), Jainism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nyaya (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: “eṣā jaghanasthalī sulalitā pronmattakāmādhikā
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jaghana -
  • jaghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single]
  • sthalī -
  • sthalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sulalitā -
  • sulalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pro -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • unmattakām -
  • unmattakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ādhi -
  • ādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhrūbhaṅgaṃ kuṭilaṃ tvanaṅgadhanuṣaḥ prakhyaṃ prabhācandravat
  • bhrūbhaṅgam -
  • bhrūbhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kuṭilam -
  • kuṭila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuṭila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anaṅga -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dhanuṣaḥ -
  • dhanuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prakhyam -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabhā -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • candravat -
  • candravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    candravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

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 8135 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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