Sanskrit quote nr. 1839 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यगोप्यं विदुषां तु लक्षं यदस्य तुल्याः प्रभवो भवन्ति ।
परस्परालिङ्गनतत्पराणां न कान्त सौख्यं युवतीजनानाम् ॥

anyonyagopyaṃ viduṣāṃ tu lakṣaṃ yadasya tulyāḥ prabhavo bhavanti |
parasparāliṅganatatparāṇāṃ na kānta saukhyaṃ yuvatījanānām ||

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.

Anyonya (अन्योन्य): defined in 10 categories.
Gopya (गोप्य): defined in 4 categories.
Vidusha (vidusa, viduṣā, विदुषा): defined in 3 categories.
Vidus (विदुस्): defined in 2 categories.
Vidvas (विद्वस्): defined in 8 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lakṣa, लक्ष): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tulya (तुल्य, tulyā, तुल्या): defined in 14 categories.
Prabhava (प्रभव): defined in 17 categories.
Prabhu (प्रभु): defined in 12 categories.
Bhavanti (bhavantī, भवन्ती): defined in 3 categories.
Bhavat (भवत्): defined in 4 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Paraspara (परस्पर, parasparā, परस्परा): defined in 7 categories.
Alingana (āliṅgana, आलिङ्गन): defined in 10 categories.
Tatpara (तत्पर, tatparā, तत्परा): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Kanta (kānta, कान्त): defined in 16 categories.
Saukhya (सौख्य): defined in 9 categories.
Yuvatijana (yuvatījana, युवतीजन): defined in 1 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Purana (epic history), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Jain philosophy, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Kannada, Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Jainism, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Ayurveda (science of life), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Pali, India history, Nepali, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

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: “anyonyagopyaṃ viduṣāṃ tu lakṣaṃ yadasya tulyāḥ prabhavo bhavanti”
anyonya -
anyonya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anyonya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gopyam -
gopya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gopya (noun, neuter)

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

gopyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√gup -> gopya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]

√gup -> gopya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
viduṣām -
viduṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vidus (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vidus (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vidvas (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vidvas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]

√vid -> vidvas (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vid class 2 verb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
lakṣam -
lakṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lakṣa (noun, neuter)

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

lakṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tulyā (noun, feminine)

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

√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
prabhavo* -
prabhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhavanti -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
Line 2: “parasparāliṅganatatparāṇāṃ na kānta saukhyaṃ yuvatījanānām”
parasparā -
paraspara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paraspara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paraspara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

parasparā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tatparāṇām -
tatpara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tatpara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tatparā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
saukhyam -
saukhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yuvatījanānām -
yuvatījana (noun, masculine)

[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 1839 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