Sanskrit quote nr. 1008 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्राक्षीदपनिद्रकोरकभरव्यानम्रवल्लीस्खलद्- धूलीदुर्दिनसूदिताम्बरमसावुद्यानमुर्वीपतिः ।
आस्थानीभवनं वसन्तनृपतेर्देवस्य चेतोभुवः सत्रागारमनुत्तरं मधुलिहामेकं प्रपामण्डपम् ॥

adrākṣīdapanidrakorakabharavyānamravallīskhalad- dhūlīdurdinasūditāmbaramasāvudyānamurvīpatiḥ |
āsthānībhavanaṃ vasantanṛpaterdevasya cetobhuvaḥ satrāgāramanuttaraṃ madhulihāmekaṃ prapāmaṇḍapam ||

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.

Apanidra (अपनिद्र): defined in 1 categories.
Koraka (कोरक): defined in 5 categories.
Bhara (भर): defined in 14 categories.
Vyanamra (vyānamra, व्यानम्र): defined in 2 categories.
Valli (वल्लि, vallī, वल्ली): defined in 18 categories.
Skhalat (स्खलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Dhuli (dhūli, धूलि): defined in 9 categories.
Durdina (दुर्दिन): defined in 5 categories.
Sudita (sūditā, सूदिता): defined in 1 categories.
Bara (बर): defined in 9 categories.
Asi (असि): defined in 16 categories.
Asu (असु): defined in 9 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Urvipati (urvīpati, उर्वीपति): defined in 1 categories.
Asthani (āsthānī, आस्थानी): defined in 2 categories.
Bhavana (भवन): defined in 27 categories.
Vasanta (वसन्त): defined in 18 categories.
Nripati (nrpati, nṛpati, नृपति): defined in 7 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Cetobhu (cetobhū, चेतोभू): defined in 1 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Satrac (satrāc, सत्राच्): defined in 1 categories.
Ara (āra, आर): defined in 18 categories.
Anuttara (अनुत्तर): defined in 10 categories.
Madhulih (मधुलिह्): defined in 1 categories.
Madhuliha (madhulihā, मधुलिहा): defined in 1 categories.
Eka (एक): defined in 16 categories.
Prapamandapa (prapāmaṇḍapa, प्रपामण्डप): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Hindi, Kannada, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Buddhism, Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Samkhya (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: “adrākṣīdapanidrakorakabharavyānamravallīskhalad- dhūlīdurdinasūditāmbaramasāvudyānamurvīpatiḥ”
adrākṣīd -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
apanidra -
apanidra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apanidra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

koraka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vyānamra -
vyānamra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyānamra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vallī -
vallī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

valli (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
skhalad -
skhalat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

skhalat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb]
dhūlī -
dhūli (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
durdina -
durdina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

durdina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūditām -
sūditā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√sūd -> sūditā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sūd class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sūd class 10 verb]
baram -
bara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
asāvu -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udyānam -
udyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
urvīpatiḥ -
urvīpati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “āsthānībhavanaṃ vasantanṛpaterdevasya cetobhuvaḥ satrāgāramanuttaraṃ madhulihāmekaṃ prapāmaṇḍapam”
āsthānī -
āsthānī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
bhavanam -
bhavana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhavana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vasanta -
vasanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛpater -
nṛpati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
devasya -
deva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

deva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
cetobhu -
cetobhū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vaḥ -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
satrāg -
satrāc (noun, masculine)

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

satrāc (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
āram -
āra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[aorist active first single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active first single]
anuttaram -
anuttara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anuttara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

anuttarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
madhulihām -
madhulih (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

madhulih (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

madhulihā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
prapāmaṇḍapam -
prapāmaṇḍapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative 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 1008 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