Sanskrit quote nr. 8593 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कन्याप्रसूतस्य धनुःप्रसङ्गाद् ।
अङ्गाधिकासादितविक्रमस्य ॥kanyāprasūtasya dhanuḥprasaṅgād |
aṅgādhikāsāditavikramasya ||
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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.
Kani (kanī, कनी): defined in 6 categories.
Kanya (कन्य, kanyā, कन्या): defined in 15 categories.
Aprasuta (aprasūta, अप्रसूत): defined in 1 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Adhika (अधिक, adhikā, अधिका): defined in 11 categories.
Asadita (āsādita, आसादित): defined in 3 categories.
Vikrama (विक्रम): defined in 15 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hinduism, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Buddhist philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), 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: “kanyāprasūtasya dhanuḥprasaṅgād”
- kanyā -
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kanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kanī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aprasūtasya -
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aprasūta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]aprasūta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse dhanuḥprasaṅgād
- Line 2: “aṅgādhikāsāditavikramasya”
- aṅgā -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- adhikā -
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adhika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsādita -
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āsādita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikramasya -
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vikrama (noun, masculine)[genitive 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 8593 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.