Sanskrit quote nr. 131 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अक्षत्रारिकृताभिमन्युनिधनप्रोद्भूततीव्रभ्रुवः पार्थस्याकृत शात्रवप्रतिकृतेरन्तः शुचा मुह्यतः ।
कीर्णा बाष्पकणैः पतन्ति धनुषि व्रीडाजडा दृष्टयो हा वत्सेति गिरः स्फुरन्ति न पुनर्निर्यान्ति वक्त्राद्बहिः ॥

akṣatrārikṛtābhimanyunidhanaprodbhūtatīvrabhruvaḥ pārthasyākṛta śātravapratikṛterantaḥ śucā muhyataḥ |
kīrṇā bāṣpakaṇaiḥ patanti dhanuṣi vrīḍājaḍā dṛṣṭayo hā vatseti giraḥ sphuranti na punarniryānti vaktrādbahiḥ ||

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.

Akshatra (aksatra, akṣatra, अक्षत्र, akṣatrā, अक्षत्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Ari (अरि): defined in 17 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Nidhana (निधन): defined in 15 categories.
Prodbhuta (prodbhūta, प्रोद्भूत): defined in 2 categories.
Tivra (tīvra, तीव्र): defined in 13 categories.
Bhru (bhrū, भ्रू): defined in 13 categories.
Partha (pārtha, पार्थ): defined in 9 categories.
Akrita (akrta, akṛta, अकृत): defined in 8 categories.
Shatrava (satrava, śātrava, शात्रव): defined in 2 categories.
Pratikriti (pratikrti, pratikṛti, प्रतिकृति): defined in 5 categories.
Rantri (rantr, rantṛ, रन्तृ): defined in 1 categories.
Ranta (रन्त): defined in 2 categories.
Shuca (suca, śuca, शुच, śucā, शुचा): defined in 6 categories.
Kirna (kīrṇa, कीर्ण, kīrṇā, कीर्णा): defined in 3 categories.
Bashpaka (baspaka, bāṣpaka, बाष्पक): defined in 2 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Patanti (patantī, पतन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Patat (पतत्): defined in 5 categories.
Dhanus (धनुस्): defined in 15 categories.
Vrida (vrīḍa, व्रीड, vrīḍā, व्रीडा): defined in 9 categories.
Ajada (ajaḍa, अजड, ajaḍā, अजडा): defined in 5 categories.
Drishti (drsti, dṛṣṭi, दृष्टि): defined in 19 categories.
Ha (ह, hā, हा): defined in 8 categories.
Vatsa (वत्स, vatsā, वत्सा): defined in 15 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Gir (गिर्): defined in 5 categories.
Gira (गिर): defined in 10 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Sphuranti (sphurantī, स्फुरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Punar (पुनर्): defined in 4 categories.
Nirya (niryā, निर्या): defined in 1 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.

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

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣatrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ari (noun, neuter)

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

ari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

arin (noun, neuter)

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

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṛtā -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle third single]
abhimanyu -
abhimanyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nidhana -
nidhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nidhana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prodbhūta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tīvra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhruvaḥ -
bhrū (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
pārthasyā -
pārtha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

pārtha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
akṛta -
akṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single], [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
śātrava -
śātrava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śātrava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pratikṛter -
pratikṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
rantaḥ -
rantṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ran -> ranta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ran class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ran class 4 verb]
śucā* -
śuca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śucā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
muhyataḥ -
√muh -> muhyat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [ablative single from √muh class 4 verb], [genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √muh class 4 verb], [genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh (verb class 4)

[present active third dual]
Line 2: “kīrṇā bāṣpakaṇaiḥ patanti dhanuṣi vrīḍājaḍā dṛṣṭayo hā vatseti giraḥ sphuranti na punarniryānti vaktrādbahiḥ”
kīrṇā* -
kīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
bāṣpaka -
bāṣpaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇaiḥ -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
patanti -
patantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

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

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
dhanuṣi -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vrīḍā -
vrīḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vrīḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajaḍā* -
ajaḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ajaḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭayo* -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hā* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hā (noun, feminine)

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

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

vatsa (noun, neuter)

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

vatsā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
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]
sphuranti -
sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
niryā -
niryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vaktrād -
vaktra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bahiḥ -
bahiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

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 131 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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