Sanskrit quote nr. 1022 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्वैतोक्तिपटून् वटूनपि वयं बालान् नमस्कुर्महे ये तु द्वन्द्ववदास्तदीयशिरसि न्यस्याम वामं पदम् ।
सिंहः स्वीयशिशून् निवेश्य हृदये सान्द्रादरादामृशत्य् आवेशेन भिनत्ति संभ्रमपदं मत्तेभकुम्भस्थलम् ॥

advaitoktipaṭūn vaṭūnapi vayaṃ bālān namaskurmahe ye tu dvandvavadāstadīyaśirasi nyasyāma vāmaṃ padam |
siṃhaḥ svīyaśiśūn niveśya hṛdaye sāndrādarādāmṛśaty āveśena bhinatti saṃbhramapadaṃ mattebhakumbhasthalam ||

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.

Advaita (अद्वैत, advaitā, अद्वैता): defined in 8 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु): defined in 14 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Tu (ṭu, टु): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vaya (वय): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Bala (bāla, बाल): defined in 30 categories.
Ya (य, yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Vada (वद, vadā, वदा): defined in 17 categories.
Tadiya (tadīya, तदीय): defined in 5 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Nyasya (nyasyā, न्यस्या): defined in 2 categories.
Vamam (vāmam, वामम्): defined in 2 categories.
Vama (vāma, वाम): defined in 15 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Simha (siṃha, सिंह): defined in 21 categories.
Sviya (svīya, स्वीय): defined in 4 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Niveshya (nivesya, niveśya, निवेश्य): defined in 2 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Avesha (avesa, āveśa, आवेश): defined in 11 categories.
Sambhrama (सम्भ्रम): defined in 7 categories.
Mattebha (मत्तेभ): defined in 2 categories.
Kumbha (कुम्भ): defined in 22 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
La (ल): defined in 10 categories.

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

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: “advaitoktipaṭūn vaṭūnapi vayaṃ bālān namaskurmahe ye tu dvandvavadāstadīyaśirasi nyasyāma vāmaṃ padam”
advaito -
advaita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

advaita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

advaitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ukti -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
paṭūn -
paṭu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṭūn -
ṭu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
bālān -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Cannot analyse namaskurmahe*ye
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dvandva -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadās -
vada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vadā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tadīya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śirasi -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nyasyām -
nyasyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāmam -
vāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāma (noun, neuter)

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

vāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “siṃhaḥ svīyaśiśūn niveśya hṛdaye sāndrādarādāmṛśaty āveśena bhinatti saṃbhramapadaṃ mattebhakumbhasthalam”
siṃhaḥ -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

svīya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śiśūn -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
niveśya -
niveśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niveśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hṛdaye -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Cannot analyse sāndrādarādāmṛśaty*āv
āveśena -
āveśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bhinatti -
√bhid (verb class 7)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sambhrama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kumbhas -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

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 1022 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