Sanskrit quote nr. 1609 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तःस्वीकृतजाह्नवीजलमतिस्वच्छन्दरत्नांकुर- श्रेणीशोणभुजङ्गनायकफणाचक्रोल्लसत्पल्लवम् ।
भूयादभ्युदयाय मोक्षनगरप्रस्थानभाजामितः प्रत्यूहप्रशमैकपूर्णकलशप्रायं शिरो धूर्जटेः ॥

antaḥsvīkṛtajāhnavījalamatisvacchandaratnāṃkura- śreṇīśoṇabhujaṅganāyakaphaṇācakrollasatpallavam |
bhūyādabhyudayāya mokṣanagaraprasthānabhājāmitaḥ pratyūhapraśamaikapūrṇakalaśaprāyaṃ śiro dhūrjaṭeḥ ||

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.
Svikrita (svikrta, svīkṛta, स्वीकृत): defined in 6 categories.
Jahnavi (jāhnavī, जाह्नवी): defined in 4 categories.
Jala (जल): defined in 24 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Svacchanda (स्वच्छन्द): defined in 9 categories.
Ratnankura (ratnāṅkura, रत्नाङ्कुर): defined in 1 categories.
Shreni (sreni, śreṇi, श्रेणि, śreṇī, श्रेणी): defined in 9 categories.
Shona (sona, śoṇa, शोण): defined in 14 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Nayaka (nāyaka, नायक): defined in 20 categories.
Phana (phaṇa, फण, phaṇā, फणा): defined in 9 categories.
Acakra (अचक्र, acakrā, अचक्रा): defined in 1 categories.
Ullasat (उल्लसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Pallava (पल्लव): defined in 18 categories.
Bhuya (bhūya, भूय): defined in 3 categories.
Abhyudaya (अभ्युदय): defined in 8 categories.
Moksha (moksa, mokṣa, मोक्ष): defined in 20 categories.
Naga (नग): defined in 26 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Prasthana (prasthāna, प्रस्थान): defined in 5 categories.
Bhaj (bhāj, भाज्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhaja (bhājā, भाजा): defined in 3 categories.
Ita (इत): defined in 6 categories.
Pratyuha (pratyūha, प्रत्यूह): defined in 2 categories.
Prashama (prasama, praśama, प्रशम): defined in 7 categories.
Aika (ऐक): defined in 2 categories.
Purnaka (pūrṇaka, पूर्णक): defined in 3 categories.
Prayam (prāyam, प्रायम्): defined in 2 categories.
Praya (prāya, प्राय): defined in 8 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Dhurjati (dhūrjaṭi, धूर्जटि): defined in 6 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, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Buddhism, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Kavya (poetry), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Gitashastra (science of music)

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: “antaḥsvīkṛtajāhnavījalamatisvacchandaratnāṃkura- śreṇīśoṇabhujaṅganāyakaphaṇācakrollasatpallavam”
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

svīkṛta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svacchanda -
svacchanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svacchanda (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [nominative single]

śreṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
śoṇa -
śoṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śoṇ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nāyaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phaṇā -
phaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

phaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

phaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√phaṇ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

acakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

acakrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound]

ullasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pallavam -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pallava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “bhūyādabhyudayāya mokṣanagaraprasthānabhājāmitaḥ pratyūhapraśamaikapūrṇakalaśaprāyaṃ śiro dhūrjaṭeḥ”
bhūyād -
bhūya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[benedictive active third single]
abhyudayāya -
abhyudaya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
mokṣa -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prasthāna -
prasthāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhājām -
bhāj (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhāj (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhājā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
itaḥ -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
pratyūha -
pratyūha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
praśamai -
praśama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

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

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

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

[indeclinable]

prāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śiro* -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhūrjaṭeḥ -
dhūrjaṭi (noun, masculine)

[ablative 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 1609 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