Sanskrit quote nr. 8771 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

करे विभाति तन्वङ्ग्या रणद्वलयसंहतिः ।
मनःकुरङ्गबन्धाय पाशालीव मनोभुवः ॥

kare vibhāti tanvaṅgyā raṇadvalayasaṃhatiḥ |
manaḥkuraṅgabandhāya pāśālīva manobhuvaḥ ||

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.

Kara (कर): defined in 20 categories.
Vibhat (vibhāt, विभात्): defined in 2 categories.
Tanvangi (tanvaṅgī, तन्वङ्गी): defined in 6 categories.
Ranat (raṇat, रणत्): defined in 1 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 17 categories.
Samhati (saṃhati, संहति): defined in 5 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Kuranga (kuraṅga, कुरङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Bandha (बन्ध): defined in 20 categories.
Pasha (pasa, pāśa, पाश): defined in 20 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Manobhu (manobhū, मनोभू): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali

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: “kare vibhāti tanvaṅgyā raṇadvalayasaṃhatiḥ
  • kare -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vibhāti -
  • vibhāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tanvaṅgyā* -
  • tanvaṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • raṇad -
  • raṇat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    raṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raṇ -> raṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
  • valaya -
  • valaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    valaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    val (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃhatiḥ -
  • saṃhati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “manaḥkuraṅgabandhāya pāśālīva manobhuvaḥ
  • manaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuraṅga -
  • kuraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhāya -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • pāśā -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alī -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manobhu -
  • manobhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive 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 8771 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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