Sanskrit quote nr. 1601 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तःसमुत्थविरहानलतीव्रताप- संतापिताङ्ग करिपुङ्गव मुञ्च शोकम् ।
धात्रा स्वहस्तलिखितानि ललाटपट्टे को वाक्षराणि परिमार्जयितुं समर्थः ॥

antaḥsamutthavirahānalatīvratāpa- saṃtāpitāṅga karipuṅgava muñca śokam |
dhātrā svahastalikhitāni lalāṭapaṭṭe ko vākṣarāṇi parimārjayituṃ samarthaḥ ||

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.

Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Samuttha (समुत्थ): defined in 4 categories.
Virahanala (virahānala, विरहानल): defined in 4 categories.
Tivrata (tīvratā, तीव्रता): defined in 3 categories.
Apa (अप): defined in 13 categories.
Anga (aṅga, अङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Pungava (puṅgava, पुङ्गव): defined in 8 categories.
Shoka (soka, śoka, शोक): defined in 15 categories.
Dhatri (dhatr, dhātṛ, धातृ): defined in 17 categories.
Svahasta (स्वहस्त): defined in 5 categories.
Likhita (लिखित): defined in 10 categories.
Lalatapatta (lalāṭapaṭṭa, ललाटपट्ट): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Vac (vāc, वाच्): defined in 13 categories.
Sha (sa, ṣa, ष): defined in 9 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rani (rāṇī, राणी): defined in 9 categories.
Parima (parimā, परिमा): defined in 4 categories.
Samartha (समर्थ): defined in 8 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Nepali, Buddhism, Vastushastra (architecture), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), 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: “antaḥsamutthavirahānalatīvratāpa- saṃtāpitāṅga karipuṅgava muñca śokam”
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

samuttha (noun, neuter)

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

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

[nominative single]
apa -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
santāpitā -
santāpita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santāpita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santāpitā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

kari (noun, neuter)

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

kari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

karin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
muñca -
√muc (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śokam -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

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

śokā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dhātrā svahastalikhitāni lalāṭapaṭṭe ko vākṣarāṇi parimārjayituṃ samarthaḥ”
dhātrā -
dhātṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
svahasta -
svahasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
likhitāni -
likhita (noun, neuter)

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

√likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √likh class 6 verb]
lalāṭapaṭṭe -
lalāṭapaṭṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vāk -
vāc (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

rāṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
parimā -
parimā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arjayitum -
√ṛj -> arjayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ṛj]
samarthaḥ -
samartha (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 1601 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