Sanskrit quote nr. 1640 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्तर्मन्युविभिन्नदीर्घरसितप्रोद्भूतकण्ठव्यथैर् आक्रुष्टास्तटिनीषु कोकमिथुनैर्यावन्निशीथं मिथः ।
शीतोज्जागरजम्बुकौघमुखरग्रामोपकण्ठस्थलाः कृच्छ्रेणोपरमन्ति पान्थगृहिणीचिन्तायता रात्रयः ॥

antarmanyuvibhinnadīrgharasitaprodbhūtakaṇṭhavyathair ākruṣṭāstaṭinīṣu kokamithunairyāvanniśīthaṃ mithaḥ |
śītojjāgarajambukaughamukharagrāmopakaṇṭhasthalāḥ kṛcchreṇoparamanti pānthagṛhiṇīcintāyatā rātrayaḥ ||

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.

Antar (अन्तर्): defined in 5 categories.
Vibhinna (विभिन्न): defined in 6 categories.
Dirgha (dīrgha, दीर्घ): defined in 19 categories.
Rasita (रसित): defined in 2 categories.
Prodbhuta (prodbhūta, प्रोद्भूत): defined in 2 categories.
Kantha (kaṇṭha, कण्ठ): defined in 20 categories.
Vyatha (vyathā, व्यथा): defined in 9 categories.
Aira (ऐर, airā, ऐरा): defined in 4 categories.
Akrushta (akrusta, ākruṣṭa, आक्रुष्ट, ākruṣṭā, आक्रुष्टा): defined in 4 categories.
Tatini (taṭinī, तटिनी): defined in 4 categories.
Koka (कोक): defined in 13 categories.
Mithuna (मिथुन): defined in 10 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Yavan (yāvan, यावन्): defined in 3 categories.
Nishitha (nisitha, niśītha, निशीथ): defined in 6 categories.
Mithah (mithaḥ, मिथः): defined in 2 categories.
Ujjagara (ujjāgara, उज्जागर): defined in 2 categories.
Jambuka (जम्बुक, jambukā, जम्बुका): defined in 14 categories.
Augha (औघ): defined in 3 categories.
Ukha (उख): defined in 4 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Agra (agrā, अग्रा): defined in 15 categories.
Kanthastha (kaṇṭhastha, कण्ठस्थ): defined in 7 categories.
La (ल, lā, ला): defined in 10 categories.
Lo (लो): defined in 4 categories.
Kricchrena (krcchrena, kṛcchreṇa, कृच्छ्रेण): defined in 1 categories.
Kricchra (krcchra, kṛcchra, कृच्छ्र): defined in 8 categories.
Upara (उपर): defined in 5 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Pantha (pāntha, पान्थ): defined in 5 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Cinta (cintā, चिन्ता): defined in 15 categories.
Ayata (अयत, ayatā, अयता): defined in 14 categories.
Ratra (rātra, रात्र): defined in 7 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.

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

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
manyu -
manyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vibhinna -
vibhinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vibhinna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rasita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ras -> rasita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]

√ras -> rasita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ras class 10 verb]
prodbhūta -
prodbhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prodbhūta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vyathai -
vyathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vyath (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
airā -
aira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

airā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākruṣṭās -
ākruṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ākruṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
taṭinīṣu -
taṭinī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
koka -
koka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kuk (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental plural]

mithuna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yāvan -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāvan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
niśītham -
niśītha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mithaḥ -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “śītojjāgarajambukaughamukharagrāmopakaṇṭhasthalāḥ kṛcchreṇoparamanti pānthagṛhiṇīcintāyatā rātrayaḥ”
śīto -
śīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
ujjāgara -
ujjāgara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ujjāgara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jambukau -
jambuka (noun, masculine)

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

jambukā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
augham -
augha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ukha -
ukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ra -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
agrām -
agrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
opa -
kaṇṭhastha -
kaṇṭhastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṇṭhastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lāḥ -
la (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lā (noun, feminine)

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

las (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

lo (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kṛcchreṇo -
kṛcchreṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛcchra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛcchra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
uparam -
upara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upara (noun, neuter)

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

uparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
pāntha -
pāntha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

gṛhin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cintā -
cintā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cint (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ayatā* -
ayata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ayatā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, 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 1640 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