Sanskrit quote nr. 1784 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यस्यै संप्रतीयं कुरु मदनरिपो स्वाङ्गदानप्रसादं नाहं सोढुं समर्था शिरसि सुरनदीं नापि संध्यां प्रणन्तुम् ।
इत्युक्त्वा कोपविद्धां विघटयितुमुमामात्मदेहं प्रवृत्तां रुन्धानः पातु शम्भोः कुचकलसहठस्पर्शकृष्टो भुजो वः ॥

anyasyai saṃpratīyaṃ kuru madanaripo svāṅgadānaprasādaṃ nāhaṃ soḍhuṃ samarthā śirasi suranadīṃ nāpi saṃdhyāṃ praṇantum |
ityuktvā kopaviddhāṃ vighaṭayitumumāmātmadehaṃ pravṛttāṃ rundhānaḥ pātu śambhoḥ kucakalasahaṭhasparśakṛṣṭo bhujo vaḥ ||

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.

Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Samprati (सम्प्रति): defined in 9 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Madanaripu (मदनरिपु): defined in 1 categories.
Svanga (svāṅga, स्वाङ्ग): defined in 4 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Prasada (prasāda, प्रसाद): defined in 22 categories.
Naha (nāha, नाह): defined in 4 categories.
Samartha (samarthā, समर्था): defined in 8 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Suranadi (suranadī, सुरनदी): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Sandhi (सन्धि): defined in 20 categories.
Sandhya (sandhyā, सन्ध्या): defined in 12 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Uktva (uktvā, उक्त्वा): defined in 1 categories.
Kopa (कोप): defined in 12 categories.
Viddha (viddhā, विद्धा): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Uma (umā, उमा): defined in 19 categories.
Atmada (ātmadā, आत्मदा): defined in 1 categories.
Iha (īha, ईह): defined in 9 categories.
Pravritta (pravrtta, pravṛttā, प्रवृत्ता): defined in 9 categories.
Rundhana (rundhāna, रुन्धान): defined in 2 categories.
Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Kala (कल): defined in 33 categories.
Saha (सह): defined in 12 categories.
Tha (ṭha, ठ): defined in 8 categories.
Sparsha (sparsa, sparśa, स्पर्श): defined in 19 categories.
Krishta (krsta, kṛṣṭa, कृष्ट): defined in 3 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज): defined in 10 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Hindi, Kannada, Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), India history, Tamil, Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Buddhism, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Gitashastra (science of music), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Jain philosophy, Shyainika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting), Nyaya (school of philosophy)

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: “anyasyai saṃpratīyaṃ kuru madanaripo svāṅgadānaprasādaṃ nāhaṃ soḍhuṃ samarthā śirasi suranadīṃ nāpi saṃdhyāṃ praṇantum”
anyasyai -
anyā (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
sampratī -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

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

[vocative single]
svāṅga -
svāṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svāṅga (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dān (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
nāham -
nāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse soḍhum*sa
samarthā -
samarthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śirasi -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
suranadīm -
suranadī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sandhyām -
sandhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sandhyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Cannot analyse praṇantum
Line 2: “ityuktvā kopaviddhāṃ vighaṭayitumumāmātmadehaṃ pravṛttāṃ rundhānaḥ pātu śambhoḥ kucakalasahaṭhasparśakṛṣṭo bhujo vaḥ”
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uktvā -
uktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]
kopa -
kopa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viddhām -
viddhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vidh class 6 verb]

√vyadh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ghaṭayitum -
√ghaṭ -> ghaṭayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ghaṭ]
umām -
umā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ātmade -
ātmadā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

ātmadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īham -
īha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pravṛttām -
pravṛttā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rundhānaḥ -
√rudh -> rundhāna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rudh class 7 verb]
pātu -
pātu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
śambhoḥ -
śambhu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śambhu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kuca -
kuca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kuc (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sparśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛṣṭo* -
kṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
bhujo* -
bhuj (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhuj (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhuja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaḥ -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

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 1784 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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