Sanskrit quote nr. 1811 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्या सा सरसी मराल मुनिभिर्यत्तीरसोपानिका- विन्यस्तान् बलितण्डुलान् कवलयन् दृष्टोऽसि हृद्यैर्मुखैः ।
एषा पक्कणवापिका कमलिनीखण्डेऽत्र गुप्तात्मभिर् व्याधैस्त्वद्विधमुग्धबन्धनविधौ किं नाम नासूत्र्यते ॥

anyā sā sarasī marāla munibhiryattīrasopānikā- vinyastān balitaṇḍulān kavalayan dṛṣṭo'si hṛdyairmukhaiḥ |
eṣā pakkaṇavāpikā kamalinīkhaṇḍe'tra guptātmabhir vyādhaistvadvidhamugdhabandhanavidhau kiṃ nāma nāsūtryate ||

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.

Ani (anī, अनी): defined in 12 categories.
Anya (anyā, अन्या): defined in 8 categories.
Saras (सरस्): defined in 10 categories.
Sarasi (sarasī, सरसी): defined in 9 categories.
Marala (marāla, मराल): defined in 6 categories.
Muni (मुनि): defined in 18 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Tira (tīra, तीर): defined in 8 categories.
Panika (pānika, पानिक): defined in 4 categories.
Vinyasta (विन्यस्त): defined in 6 categories.
Balin (बलिन्): defined in 10 categories.
Tandula (taṇḍula, तण्डुल): defined in 18 categories.
Kavala (कवल): defined in 9 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Drishta (drsta, dṛṣṭa, दृष्ट): defined in 13 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Hridya (hrdya, hṛdya, हृद्य): defined in 6 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Pakkana (pakkaṇa, पक्कण): defined in 3 categories.
Vapika (vāpikā, वापिका): defined in 4 categories.
Kamalini (kamalinī, कमलिनी): defined in 6 categories.
Khanda (khaṇḍa, खण्ड, khaṇḍā, खण्डा): defined in 19 categories.
Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Gupta (गुप्त, guptā, गुप्ता): defined in 13 categories.
Atman (ātman, आत्मन्): defined in 21 categories.
Vyadha (vyādha, व्याध): defined in 9 categories.
Tvadvidha (त्वद्विध): defined in 1 categories.
Uksh (uks, ukṣ, उक्ष्): defined in 1 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Vidh (विध्): defined in 1 categories.
Vidha (विध): defined in 11 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Vidhu (विधु): defined in 7 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Nepali, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Kavya (poetry), Buddhism, Hinduism, Dharmashastra (religious law), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Shilpashastra (iconography), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Mimamsa (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: “anyā sā sarasī marāla munibhiryattīrasopānikā- vinyastān balitaṇḍulān kavalayan dṛṣṭo'si hṛdyairmukhaiḥ”
anyā -
anī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

anyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

saras (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

marāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
munibhir -
muni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

muni (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yat -
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]
tīra -
tīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tīra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]
pānikā* -
pānika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vinyastān -
vinyasta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
bali -
balin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

balin (noun, neuter)

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

bali (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
taṇḍulān -
taṇḍula (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kavala -
kavala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

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

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dṛṣṭo' -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
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]
hṛdyair -
hṛdya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hṛdya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mukhaiḥ -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “eṣā pakkaṇavāpikā kamalinīkhaṇḍe'tra guptātmabhir vyādhaistvadvidhamugdhabandhanavidhau kiṃ nāma nāsūtryate”
eṣā -
eṣā (noun, feminine)

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

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

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

[compound], [nominative single]
khaṇḍe' -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

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

√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guptā -
gupta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gupta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

guptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]

√gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]

√gup -> guptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √gup class 4 verb]
ātmabhir -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vyādhais -
vyādha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tvadvidham -
tvadvidha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tvadvidha (noun, neuter)

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

tvadvidhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dha -
dha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhau -
vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidha (noun, masculine)

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

vidhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sūtryate -
√sūtr (verb class 10)

[present passive third 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 1811 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