Sanskrit quote nr. 1203 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनतिशिथिले पुंभावेन प्रगल्भबलाः खलु प्रसभमलयः पाथोजास्ये निविश्य निरित्वराः ।
किमपि मुखतः कृत्वानीतं वितीर्य सरोजिनी- मधुरसमुषोयोगे जायां नवान्नमचीकरन् ॥

anatiśithile puṃbhāvena pragalbhabalāḥ khalu prasabhamalayaḥ pāthojāsye niviśya niritvarāḥ |
kimapi mukhataḥ kṛtvānītaṃ vitīrya sarojinī- madhurasamuṣoyoge jāyāṃ navānnamacīkaran ||

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.

Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Pumbhava (pumbhāva, पुम्भाव): defined in 3 categories.
Pragalbha (प्रगल्भ): defined in 7 categories.
Bala (बल, balā, बला): defined in 30 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Prasabham (प्रसभम्): defined in 1 categories.
Prasabha (प्रसभ): defined in 3 categories.
Alaya (अलय): defined in 15 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Pathoja (pāthoja, पाथोज): defined in 3 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Vishya (visya, viśya, विश्य): defined in 1 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 3 categories.
Itvara (इत्वर): defined in 3 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Mukhatas (मुखतस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kritvan (krtvan, kṛtvan, कृत्वन्): defined in 1 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Viti (विति): defined in 7 categories.
Sarojin (सरोजिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sarojini (sarojinī, सरोजिनी): defined in 3 categories.
Madhurasa (मधुरस): defined in 4 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Yoga (योग, yogā, योगा): defined in 26 categories.
Ja (jā, जा): defined in 7 categories.
Jaya (jāyā, जाया): defined in 26 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, India history, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kannada, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Marathi, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Jain philosophy, Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), 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: “anatiśithile puṃbhāvena pragalbhabalāḥ khalu prasabhamalayaḥ pāthojāsye niviśya niritvarāḥ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

nat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śithile -
śithila (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śithila (noun, neuter)

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

śithilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pumbhāvena -
pumbhāva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pragalbha -
pragalbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pragalbha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
balāḥ -
bala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

balā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prasabham -
prasabham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prasabha (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

ali (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√lay (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
pāthojā -
pāthoja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asye -
√as (verb class 4)

[present passive first single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viśya -
viśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√viś -> viśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √viś]

√viś -> viśya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √viś]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
itvarāḥ -
itvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “kimapi mukhataḥ kṛtvānītaṃ vitīrya sarojinī- madhurasamuṣoyoge jāyāṃ navānnamacīkaran”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mukhataḥ -
mukhatas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mukhatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṛtvānī -
kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

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

itā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
vitīr -
viti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
rya -
sarojinī -
sarojinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sarojin (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhurasa (noun, neuter)

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

madhurasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uṣo -
uṣas (noun, feminine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uṣas (noun, neuter)

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

uṣ (noun, feminine)

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

uṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yoge -
yoga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jāyām -
jā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

jāyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse navānnamacīkaran

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 1203 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