Sanskrit quote nr. 1005 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्योत्सङ्गवसद्भुजंगकवलक्लेशादिवेशाचल- प्रालेयप्लवनेच्छयानुसरति श्रीखण्डशैलानिलः ।
किं च स्निग्धरसालमौलिमुकुलान्यालोक्य हर्षोदयाद् उन्मीलन्ति कुहूःकुहूरिति कलोत्तालाः पिकानां गिरः ॥

adyotsaṅgavasadbhujaṃgakavalakleśādiveśācala- prāleyaplavanecchayānusarati śrīkhaṇḍaśailānilaḥ |
kiṃ ca snigdharasālamaulimukulānyālokya harṣodayād unmīlanti kuhūḥkuhūriti kalottālāḥ pikānāṃ giraḥ ||

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.

Adya (अद्य, adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Adyu (अद्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Utsanga (utsaṅga, उत्सङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Kavala (कवल): defined in 9 categories.
Klesha (klesa, kleśa, क्लेश): defined in 10 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ishacala (isacala, īśācala, ईशाचल): defined in 1 categories.
Praleya (prāleya, प्रालेय): defined in 4 categories.
Plavana (प्लवन, plavanā, प्लवना): defined in 9 categories.
Icchaya (icchayā, इच्छया): defined in 1 categories.
Iccha (icchā, इच्छा): defined in 12 categories.
Anu (अनु): defined in 18 categories.
Sarat (सरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Shrikhandashaila (srikhandasaila, śrīkhaṇḍaśaila, श्रीखण्डशैल): defined in 1 categories.
Anila (अनिल): defined in 17 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Snigdha (स्निग्ध): defined in 15 categories.
Rasala (rasāla, रसाल): defined in 13 categories.
Mauli (मौलि): defined in 15 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Alokya (अलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Kuhu (कुहु, kuhū, कुहू): defined in 9 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Kalottala (kalottāla, कलोत्ताल, kalottālā, कलोत्ताला): defined in 1 categories.
Pika (पिक): defined in 9 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.

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

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

adyu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

adyu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
utsaṅga -
utsaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vasad -
√vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vas class 1 verb]
bhujaṅga -
bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kavala -
kavala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kleśād -
kleśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ive -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
īśācala -
īśācala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāleya -
prāleya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāleya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
plavane -
plavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

plavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

plavanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
icchayā -
icchayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

icchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sarati -
sarat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sarat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sṛ -> sarat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]

√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]

√sṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
śrīkhaṇḍaśailā -
śrīkhaṇḍaśaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
anilaḥ -
anila (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nil (verb class 6)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “kiṃ ca snigdharasālamaulimukulānyālokya harṣodayād unmīlanti kuhūḥkuhūriti kalottālāḥ pikānāṃ giraḥ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
snigdha -
snigdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

snigdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]

√snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
rasāla -
rasāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rasāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
maulim -
mauli (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
uk -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ulān -
ula (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alokya -
alokya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alokya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
harṣodayād -
Cannot analyse unmīlanti*ku
kuhūḥ -
kuhūḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

kuhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
kuhūr -
kuhūḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

kuhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kuhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
riti -
rit (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rit (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kalottālāḥ -
kalottāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalottālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pikānām -
pika (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
giraḥ -
gir (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gir (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gir (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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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 1005 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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Last Updated: 24 April, 2019