Sanskrit quote nr. 166 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अगणितगुरुर्याच्ञालोलं पदान्तसदातिथिः समयमविदन् मुग्धः कालासहो रतिलम्पटः ।
कृतककुपितं हस्ताघातं त्रपारुदितं हठा- दपरिगणयन् लज्जायां मां निमज्जयति प्रियः ॥agaṇitagururyācñālolaṃ padāntasadātithiḥ samayamavidan mugdhaḥ kālāsaho ratilampaṭaḥ |
kṛtakakupitaṃ hastāghātaṃ trapāruditaṃ haṭhā- daparigaṇayan lajjāyāṃ māṃ nimajjayati priyaḥ ||
Index
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.
Aganita (agaṇita, अगणित): defined in 4 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Yacna (yācñā, याच्ञा): defined in 1 categories.
Alola (अलोल): defined in 4 categories.
Padanta (padānta, पदान्त): defined in 6 categories.
Atithi (अतिथि): defined in 9 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Mugdha (मुग्ध): defined in 6 categories.
Kala (kāla, काल, kālā, काला): defined in 33 categories.
Asaha (असह): defined in 5 categories.
Ratilampata (ratilampaṭa, रतिलम्पट): defined in 2 categories.
Kritaka (krtaka, kṛtaka, कृतक): defined in 5 categories.
Kupita (कुपित): defined in 6 categories.
Hasta (हस्त, hastā, हस्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Aghata (aghāta, अघात): defined in 10 categories.
Trapa (trapā, त्रपा): defined in 2 categories.
Hatha (haṭha, हठ): defined in 10 categories.
Da (द): defined in 7 categories.
Parigana (parigaṇa, परिगण): defined in 2 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Lajja (lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि, nī, नी): defined in 9 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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), Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Jain philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Tamil, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making)
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: “agaṇitagururyācñālolaṃ padāntasadātithiḥ samayamavidan mugdhaḥ kālāsaho ratilampaṭaḥ”
- agaṇita -
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agaṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agaṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gurur -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yācñā -
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yācñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alolam -
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alola (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]alola (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]alolā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lul (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- padānta -
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padānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]padānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- atithiḥ -
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atithi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samayam -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- avidan -
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√vid (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]√vid (verb class 6)[aorist active third single], [aorist active third plural]
- mugdhaḥ -
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mugdha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- kālā -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asaho* -
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asaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ratilampaṭaḥ -
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ratilampaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtakakupitaṃ hastāghātaṃ trapāruditaṃ haṭhā- daparigaṇayan lajjāyāṃ māṃ nimajjayati priyaḥ”
- kṛtaka -
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kṛtaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛtaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kupitam -
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kupita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kupita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kupitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 10 verb]√kup -> kupita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kup class 10 verb]
- hastā -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aghātam -
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aghāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- trapā -
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trapā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aruditam -
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√rud (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- haṭhā* -
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haṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parigaṇa -
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parigaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- lajjāyām -
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lajjā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- majjayati -
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√majj -> majjayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √majj]√majj -> majjayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √majj]√majj (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- priyaḥ -
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prī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]prī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]priya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis 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 166 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.