Sanskrit quote nr. 1450 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुच्छिष्टो देवैरपरिदलितो राहुदशनैः कलङ्केनास्पृष्टो न खलु परिभूतो दिनकृता ।
कुहूभिर्नो लुप्तो न च युवतिवक्त्रेण विजितः कलानाथः कोऽयं कनकलतिकायामुदयते ॥

anucchiṣṭo devairaparidalito rāhudaśanaiḥ kalaṅkenāspṛṣṭo na khalu paribhūto dinakṛtā |
kuhūbhirno lupto na ca yuvativaktreṇa vijitaḥ kalānāthaḥ ko'yaṃ kanakalatikāyāmudayate ||

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.

Anucchishta (anucchista, anucchiṣṭa, अनुच्छिष्ट): defined in 3 categories.
Deva (देव): defined in 19 categories.
Apari (aparī, अपरी): defined in 1 categories.
Dalita (दलित): defined in 6 categories.
Kalanka (kalaṅka, कलङ्क): defined in 9 categories.
Asprishta (asprsta, aspṛṣṭa, अस्पृष्ट): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Paribhuta (paribhūta, परिभूत): defined in 4 categories.
Dinakrit (dinakrt, dinakṛt, दिनकृत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kuhu (kuhū, कुहू): defined in 9 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Lupta (लुप्त): defined in 6 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Yuvat (युवत्): defined in 1 categories.
Yuvati (yuvatī, युवती): defined in 11 categories.
Vaktra (वक्त्र): defined in 13 categories.
Vijitri (vijitr, vijitṛ, विजितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Vijita (विजित): defined in 10 categories.
Kalanatha (kalānātha, कलानाथ): defined in 2 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kanakalatika (kanakalatikā, कनकलतिका): defined in 1 categories.
Udaya (उदय): defined in 22 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “anucchiṣṭo devairaparidalito rāhudaśanaiḥ kalaṅkenāspṛṣṭo na khalu paribhūto dinakṛtā”
anucchiṣṭo* -
anucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
devair -
deva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
apari -
aparī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dalito* -
dalita (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
daśanaiḥ -
daśana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

daśana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kalaṅkenā -
kalaṅka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aspṛṣṭo* -
aspṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]
paribhūto* -
paribhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dinakṛtā -
dinakṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “kuhūbhirno lupto na ca yuvativaktreṇa vijitaḥ kalānāthaḥ ko'yaṃ kanakalatikāyāmudayate”
kuhūbhir -
kuhū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
lupto* -
lupta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√lup -> lupta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lup class 6 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yuvatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yuvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yuvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yu -> yuvat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]

√yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]

√yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √yu class 2 verb]

√yu (verb class 6)

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

[instrumental single]

vaktra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vijitaḥ -
vijitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

vijita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalānāthaḥ -
kalānātha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kanakalatikāyām -
kanakalatikā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
udaya -
udaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive 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 1450 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