Sanskrit quote nr. 1458 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुदितसटावंसौ नातिस्फुटाः करजाङ्कुरा दशनमुकुलोद्भेदः स्तोको मुखे मृदु गर्जितम् ।
मृगपतिशिशोर्नास्त्यद्यापि क्रिया स्वकुलोचिता मदकृतमहागन्धस्यान्ध्यं व्यपोहति दन्तिनाम् ॥

anuditasaṭāvaṃsau nātisphuṭāḥ karajāṅkurā daśanamukulodbhedaḥ stoko mukhe mṛdu garjitam |
mṛgapatiśiśornāstyadyāpi kriyā svakulocitā madakṛtamahāgandhasyāndhyaṃ vyapohati dantinām ||

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.

Anudita (अनुदित): defined in 5 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट, sphuṭā, स्फुटा): defined in 11 categories.
Karaja (करज): defined in 6 categories.
Ankura (aṅkura, अङ्कुर): defined in 14 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Ula (उल): defined in 6 categories.
Udbheda (उद्भेद): defined in 5 categories.
Stoka (स्तोक): defined in 4 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Mridu (mrdu, mṛdu, मृदु, mṛdū, मृदू): defined in 14 categories.
Garjita (गर्जित): defined in 9 categories.
Shishu (sisu, śiśu, शिशु): defined in 11 categories.
Nasti (nāsti, नास्ति): defined in 5 categories.
Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Kriya (kriyā, क्रिया): defined in 17 categories.
Svakula (स्वकुल, svakulā, स्वकुला): defined in 2 categories.
Ucita (उचित, ucitā, उचिता): defined in 4 categories.
Madakrit (madakrt, madakṛt, मदकृत्): defined in 1 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Agandha (अगन्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Andhya (āndhya, आन्ध्य): defined in 3 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Hindi, Kannada, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Nepali, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Yoga (school of philosophy), Hinduism, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Shilpashastra (iconography), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vaisheshika (school of 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: “anuditasaṭāvaṃsau nātisphuṭāḥ karajāṅkurā daśanamukulodbhedaḥ stoko mukhe mṛdu garjitam”
anudita -
anudita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anudita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṭāva -
saṭa (noun, masculine)

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

√saṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
aṃsau -
aṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sphuṭāḥ -
sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

karaja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṅkurā* -
aṅkura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
daśanam -
daśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daśana (noun, neuter)

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

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
udbhedaḥ -
udbheda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
stoko* -
stoka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mukhe -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
mṛdu -
mṛdu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mṛdu (noun, neuter)

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

mṛdū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
garjitam -
garjita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

garjita (noun, neuter)

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

garjitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mṛgapatiśiśornāstyadyāpi kriyā svakulocitā madakṛtamahāgandhasyāndhyaṃ vyapohati dantinām”
mṛgapati -
mṛgapati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śiśor -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
nāstya -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kriyā -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
svakulo -
svakula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svakula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svakulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ucitā* -
ucita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ucitā (noun, feminine)

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

√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √uc class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √uc class 4 verb]
madakṛtam -
madakṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

madakṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
agandhasyā -
agandha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

agandha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
āndhyam -
āndhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ohati -
√uh -> ohat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √uh class 1 verb]

√uh -> ohat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √uh class 1 verb]

√uh (verb class 1)

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

[genitive plural]

dantin (noun, neuter)

[genitive 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 1458 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