Sanskrit quote nr. 1183 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनङ्कुरितकूर्चकः स तु सितोपलाढ्यं पयः स एव धृतकूचकः सलवणाम्बुतक्रोपमः ।
स एव सितकूर्चकः क्वथितगुग्गुलोद्वेगकृद् भवन्ति हरिणीदृशां प्रियतमेषु भावास्त्रयः ॥

anaṅkuritakūrcakaḥ sa tu sitopalāḍhyaṃ payaḥ sa eva dhṛtakūcakaḥ salavaṇāmbutakropamaḥ |
sa eva sitakūrcakaḥ kvathitaguggulodvegakṛd bhavanti hariṇīdṛśāṃ priyatameṣu bhāvāstrayaḥ ||

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.

Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Kurcaka (kūrcaka, कूर्चक): defined in 2 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Sitopala (सितोपल, sitopalā, सितोपला): defined in 2 categories.
Adhya (āḍhya, आढ्य): defined in 10 categories.
Payas (पयस्): defined in 16 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Dhrita (dhrta, dhṛta, धृत): defined in 9 categories.
Kuca (kūca, कूच): defined in 10 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Salavana (salavaṇa, सलवण, salavaṇā, सलवणा): defined in 6 categories.
Ambu (अम्बु): defined in 13 categories.
Takra (तक्र, takrā, तक्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Upama (उपम): defined in 11 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Kvathita (क्वथित): defined in 4 categories.
Guggula (गुग्गुल): defined in 12 categories.
Guggulu (गुग्गुलु): defined in 9 categories.
Udvega (उद्वेग): defined in 8 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Harinidrish (harinidrs, hariṇīdṛś, हरिणीदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Bhava (bhāva, भाव): defined in 31 categories.
Traya (त्रय): defined in 5 categories.
Tri (त्रि): defined in 10 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Hindi, Ayurveda (science of life), Jainism, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shilpashastra (iconography), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vastushastra (architecture), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Buddhist philosophy, Jain 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: “anaṅkuritakūrcakaḥ sa tu sitopalāḍhyaṃ payaḥ sa eva dhṛtakūcakaḥ salavaṇāmbutakropamaḥ”
anaṅkur -
√aṅk (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
kūrcakaḥ -
kūrcaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sitopalā -
sitopala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sitopala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sitopalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āḍhyam -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

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

āḍhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
payaḥ -
payas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
salavaṇā -
salavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

salavaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

salavaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambu -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
takro -
takra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

takrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upamaḥ -
upama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sa eva sitakūrcakaḥ kvathitaguggulodvegakṛd bhavanti hariṇīdṛśāṃ priyatameṣu bhāvāstrayaḥ”
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
kūrcakaḥ -
kūrcaka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kvathita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kvath -> kvathita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kvath class 1 verb]

√kvath -> kvathita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kvath class 1 verb]
guggulo -
guggula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

guggulu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

udvega (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛd -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

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

kṛt (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
hariṇīdṛśām -
hariṇīdṛś (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
priyatameṣu -
priyatama (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

priyatama (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
bhāvās -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
trayaḥ -
traya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

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 1183 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