Sanskrit quote nr. 1465 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुद्घुष्टः शब्दैरथ च घटनातः स्फुटरसः पदानामर्थात्मा रमयति न तूत्तानितरसः ।
यथा दृश्यः किंचित्पवनचलचीनांशुकतया स्तनाभोगः स्त्रीणां हरति न तथोन्मुद्रिततनुः ॥

anudghuṣṭaḥ śabdairatha ca ghaṭanātaḥ sphuṭarasaḥ padānāmarthātmā ramayati na tūttānitarasaḥ |
yathā dṛśyaḥ kiṃcitpavanacalacīnāṃśukatayā stanābhogaḥ strīṇāṃ harati na tathonmudritatanuḥ ||

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.

Nud (नुद्): defined in 3 categories.
Ghushta (ghusta, ghuṣṭa, घुष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Shabda (sabda, śabda, शब्द): defined in 24 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Ghatana (ghaṭana, घटन): defined in 7 categories.
Sphuta (sphuṭa, स्फुट): defined in 11 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Arthat (arthāt, अर्थात्): defined in 5 categories.
Artha (अर्थ): defined in 23 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Uttanita (uttānita, उत्तानित): defined in 2 categories.
Yatha (yathā, यथा): defined in 6 categories.
Drishya (drsya, dṛśya, दृश्य): defined in 11 categories.
Pavana (पवन): defined in 19 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Cinamshuka (cinamsuka, cīnāṃśuka, चीनांशुक): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Stanabhoga (stanābhoga, स्तनाभोग): defined in 1 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Harat (हरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Mudrita (मुद्रित): defined in 10 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.

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

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: “anudghuṣṭaḥ śabdairatha ca ghaṭanātaḥ sphuṭarasaḥ padānāmarthātmā ramayati na tūttānitarasaḥ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

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

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

nud (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

√ghuṣ -> ghuṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ghuṣ class 1 verb]
śabdair -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghaṭanāt -
ghaṭana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sphuṭ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
rasaḥ -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padānām -
pada (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
arthāt -
arthāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ramayati -
√ram -> ramayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ram]

√ram (verb class 0)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tū -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
uttānita -
uttānita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttānita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasaḥ -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yathā dṛśyaḥ kiṃcitpavanacalacīnāṃśukatayā stanābhogaḥ strīṇāṃ harati na tathonmudritatanuḥ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛśyaḥ -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cīnāṃśuka -
cīnāṃśuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
stanābhogaḥ -
stanābhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
strīṇām -
strī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
harati -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

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

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatho -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ūn -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mudrita -
mudrita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mudrita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tanuḥ -
tanus (noun, feminine)

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

tanus (noun, neuter)

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

tanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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 1465 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