Sanskrit quote nr. 1466 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुनयगुरोर्गोष्ठीबन्धो मुखासवसंपदां शपथविवरं विस्रब्धानां धियां प्रथमातिथिः ।
अविनयवचोवादस्थानं पुरंध्रिषु पप्रथे मदविलसितस्यैकाचार्यश्चिरं रतिविभ्रमः ॥

anunayagurorgoṣṭhībandho mukhāsavasaṃpadāṃ śapathavivaraṃ visrabdhānāṃ dhiyāṃ prathamātithiḥ |
avinayavacovādasthānaṃ puraṃdhriṣu paprathe madavilasitasyaikācāryaściraṃ rativibhramaḥ ||

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.

Anunaya (अनुनय): defined in 10 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Goshthibandha (gosthibandha, goṣṭhībandha, गोष्ठीबन्ध): defined in 1 categories.
Mukhasava (mukhāsava, मुखासव): defined in 1 categories.
Sampad (सम्पद्): defined in 12 categories.
Vivara (विवर): defined in 13 categories.
Dhi (dhī, धी): defined in 14 categories.
Prathama (प्रथम, prathamā, प्रथमा): defined in 14 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Avinaya (अविनय): defined in 5 categories.
Vaca (वच, vacā, वचा): defined in 16 categories.
Sthana (sthāna, स्थान): defined in 22 categories.
Purandhri (पुरन्ध्रि): defined in 2 categories.
Mada (मद): defined in 20 categories.
Vilasita (विलसित): defined in 7 categories.
Aika (ऐक, aikā, ऐका): defined in 2 categories.
Acari (ācārī, आचारी): defined in 5 categories.
Acarya (ācārya, आचार्य): defined in 19 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Buddhism, Sanskrit, Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), India history, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Biology (plants and animals), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Shilpashastra (iconography), Buddhist philosophy, Gitashastra (science of music), Kavya (poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Kavyashastra (science of 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: “anunayagurorgoṣṭhībandho mukhāsavasaṃpadāṃ śapathavivaraṃ visrabdhānāṃ dhiyāṃ prathamātithiḥ”
anunaya -
anunaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anunaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guror -
guru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
goṣṭhībandho* -
goṣṭhībandha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
sampadām -
sampad (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
śapatha -
śapatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śap (verb class 1)

[present active second plural]
vivaram -
vivara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse visrabdhānām*dh
dhiyām -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural], [locative single]
prathamā -
prathama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atithiḥ -
atithi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “avinayavacovādasthānaṃ puraṃdhriṣu paprathe madavilasitasyaikācāryaściraṃ rativibhramaḥ”
avinaya -
avinaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avinaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaco -
vaca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uvāda -
√vad (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
sthānam -
sthāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
purandhriṣu -
purandhri (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
paprathe -
√prath (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
mada -
mada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vilasitasyai -
vilasita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vilasita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aikā -
aika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ācāryaś -
ācārī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ācārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rati -
rati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ratī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
vibhramaḥ -
vibhrama (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 1466 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