Sanskrit quote nr. 1809 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्यासां न किमस्ति वेश्मनि वधूः कैवं निशि प्रावृषि प्रैति प्रान्ततडागमम्ब गृहिणि स्वस्थासि मेऽवस्थया ।
भग्नोऽयं वलयो घटो विघटितः क्षण्णा तनुः कण्टकैर् आक्रान्तः स तथा भुजङ्गहतकः कष्टं न यद्दष्टवान् ॥

anyāsāṃ na kimasti veśmani vadhūḥ kaivaṃ niśi prāvṛṣi praiti prāntataḍāgamamba gṛhiṇi svasthāsi me'vasthayā |
bhagno'yaṃ valayo ghaṭo vighaṭitaḥ kṣaṇṇā tanuḥ kaṇṭakair ākrāntaḥ sa tathā bhujaṅgahatakaḥ kaṣṭaṃ na yaddaṣṭavān ||

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.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Veshman (vesman, veśman, वेश्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Ka (kā, का): defined in 15 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Nish (nis, niś, निश्): defined in 10 categories.
Pravrish (pravrs, prāvṛṣ, प्रावृष्): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Pranta (prānta, प्रान्त): defined in 7 categories.
Tadaga (taḍāga, तडाग): defined in 9 categories.
Amba (ambā, अम्बा): defined in 13 categories.
Grihini (grhini, gṛhiṇī, गृहिणी): defined in 5 categories.
Grihin (grhin, gṛhin, गृहिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Svastha (स्वस्थ, svasthā, स्वस्था): defined in 8 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Avastha (avasthā, अवस्था): defined in 12 categories.
Bhagna (भग्न): defined in 13 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Valaya (वलय): defined in 18 categories.
Ghata (ghaṭa, घट): defined in 23 categories.
Vighatita (vighaṭita, विघटित): defined in 5 categories.
Tanu (तनु): defined in 16 categories.
Tanus (तनुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Kantaka (kaṇṭaka, कण्टक): defined in 12 categories.
Akranta (ākrānta, आक्रान्त): defined in 10 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Bhujanga (bhujaṅga, भुजङ्ग): defined in 11 categories.
Hataka (हतक): defined in 7 categories.
Kashtam (kastam, kaṣṭam, कष्टम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kashta (kasta, kaṣṭa, कष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dashta (dasta, daṣṭa, दष्ट): defined in 8 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Vat (vāt, वात्): defined in 6 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, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Pali, Hinduism, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Ayurveda (science of life), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Yoga (school of philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Dharmashastra (religious law), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Shilpashastra (iconography), Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, 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: “anyāsāṃ na kimasti veśmani vadhūḥ kaivaṃ niśi prāvṛṣi praiti prāntataḍāgamamba gṛhiṇi svasthāsi me'vasthayā”
anyāsām -
anyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
veśmani -
veśman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vadhūḥ -
vadhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

vadhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
niśi -
niś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
prāvṛṣi -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
prai -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
prānta -
prānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḍāgam -
taḍāga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
amba -
ambā (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√amb (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gṛhiṇi -
gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

gṛhin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gṛhin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
svasthā -
svastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svasthā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
me' -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
avasthayā -
avasthā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “bhagno'yaṃ valayo ghaṭo vighaṭitaḥ kṣaṇṇā tanuḥ kaṇṭakair ākrāntaḥ sa tathā bhujaṅgahatakaḥ kaṣṭaṃ na yaddaṣṭavān”
bhagno' -
bhagna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
valayo* -
valaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ghaṭo* -
ghaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vighaṭitaḥ -
vighaṭita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse kṣaṇṇā*ta
tanuḥ -
tanus (noun, feminine)

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

tanus (noun, neuter)

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

tanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaṇṭakair -
kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
ākrāntaḥ -
ākrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhujaṅga -
bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hatakaḥ -
hataka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
daṣṭa -
daṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

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 1809 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: 25 April, 2019