Sanskrit quote nr. 1853 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अन्योन्यसंवलितमांसलदन्तकान्ति सोल्लासमाविरलसं वलितार्धतारम् ।
लीलागृहे प्रतिकलं किलकिञ्चितेषु व्यावर्तमानविनयं मिथुनं चकास्ति ॥

anyonyasaṃvalitamāṃsaladantakānti sollāsamāviralasaṃ valitārdhatāram |
līlāgṛhe pratikalaṃ kilakiñciteṣu vyāvartamānavinayaṃ mithunaṃ cakāsti ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.
Samvalita (saṃvalita, संवलित): defined in 3 categories.
Salat (सलत्): defined in 1 categories.
Antaka (अन्तक, antakā, अन्तका): defined in 12 categories.
Anti (अन्ति, antī, अन्ती): defined in 9 categories.
Sollasam (sollāsam, सोल्लासम्): defined in 1 categories.
Sollasa (sollāsa, सोल्लास): defined in 2 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Alasa (अलस): defined in 16 categories.
Valita (वलित, valitā, वलिता): defined in 9 categories.
Aram (अरम्): defined in 5 categories.
Ara (अर): defined in 18 categories.
Lilagriha (lilagrha, līlāgṛha, लीलागृह): defined in 1 categories.
Pratikalam (प्रतिकलम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kilakincita (kilakiñcita, किलकिञ्चित): defined in 5 categories.
Vyavarta (vyāvarta, व्यावर्त): defined in 2 categories.
Naya (नय): defined in 16 categories.
Mithuna (मिथुन): defined in 10 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, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Biology (plants and animals), Hinduism, Jainism, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Tamil, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Prakrit, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), India history, Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Kavya (poetry), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

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: “anyonyasaṃvalitamāṃsaladantakānti sollāsamāviralasaṃ valitārdhatāram
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvalitam -
  • saṃvalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃvalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃvalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṃ -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • salad -
  • sal -> salat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sal class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sal class 1 verb]
  • antakā -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sollāsam -
  • sollāsam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sollāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sollāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sollāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āvir -
  • āviḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āviḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • alasam -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    alas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    las (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • valitā -
  • valita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    valita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    val -> valita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √val]
    val -> valita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √val]
    valitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    val -> valita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]
    val -> valita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]
    val -> valitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
    val (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ārdhatā -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • aram -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “līlāgṛhe pratikalaṃ kilakiñciteṣu vyāvartamānavinayaṃ mithunaṃ cakāsti
  • līlāgṛhe -
  • līlāgṛha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pratikalam -
  • pratikalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kilakiñciteṣu -
  • kilakiñcita (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vyāvartam -
  • vyāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ānavi -
  • ānavī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nayam -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mithunam -
  • mithuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mithuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mithunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakāsti -
  • cakās (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1853 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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