Sanskrit quote nr. 258 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्के वृद्धिमुपागतं शिशुतया सर्वाङ्गमालिङ्गितं मत्स्यः श्रीपरिरम्भनिर्भरतरव्याकोशकोषोन्मुखैः ।
आशाप्तैः परिपीयमानमनिशं निःस्पन्दमिन्दिन्दिरैर् दूरादेव निमेषशून्यनयनः पद्मं समुद्वीक्षते ॥

aṅke vṛddhimupāgataṃ śiśutayā sarvāṅgamāliṅgitaṃ matsyaḥ śrīparirambhanirbharataravyākośakoṣonmukhaiḥ |
āśāptaiḥ paripīyamānamaniśaṃ niḥspandamindindirair dūrādeva nimeṣaśūnyanayanaḥ padmaṃ samudvīkṣate ||

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.

Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Vriddhi (vrddhi, vṛddhi, वृद्धि): defined in 17 categories.
Upagata (upāgata, उपागत): defined in 7 categories.
Shishuta (sisuta, śiśutā, शिशुता): defined in 3 categories.
Sarvanga (sarvāṅga, सर्वाङ्ग): defined in 7 categories.
Alingita (āliṅgita, आलिङ्गित): defined in 7 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Parirambha (परिरम्भ): defined in 4 categories.
Nirbhara (निर्भर): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Vyakosha (vyakosa, vyākośa, व्याकोश): defined in 3 categories.
Kosha (kosa, koṣa, कोष, koṣā, कोषा): defined in 17 categories.
Unmukha (उन्मुख): defined in 6 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Apta (āpta, आप्त): defined in 11 categories.
Pari (परि): defined in 9 categories.
Anisham (anisam, aniśam, अनिशम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anisha (anisa, aniśa, अनिश): defined in 8 categories.
Nihspanda (niḥspanda, निःस्पन्द): defined in 6 categories.
Indindira (indindirā, इन्दिन्दिरा): defined in 3 categories.
Durat (dūrāt, दूरात्): defined in 1 categories.
Dura (dūra, दूर): defined in 13 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Nimesha (nimesa, nimeṣa, निमेष): defined in 12 categories.
Shunya (sunya, śūnya, शून्य): defined in 15 categories.
Nayana (नयन): defined in 15 categories.
Padma (पद्म): defined in 26 categories.
Samud (समुद्): defined in 1 categories.
Viksha (viksa, vīkṣa, वीक्ष): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.

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

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: “aṅke vṛddhimupāgataṃ śiśutayā sarvāṅgamāliṅgitaṃ matsyaḥ śrīparirambhanirbharataravyākośakoṣonmukhaiḥ”
aṅke -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√aṅk (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
vṛddhim -
vṛddhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vṛddhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
upāgatam -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upāgata (noun, neuter)

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

upāgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śiśutayā -
śiśutā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sarvāṅgam -
sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āliṅgitam -
āliṅgita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āliṅgita (noun, neuter)

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

āliṅgitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
matsyaḥ -
matsya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
parirambha -
parirambha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nirbhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tara -
tara (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vyākośa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṣo -
koṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

koṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unmukhaiḥ -
unmukha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

unmukha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “āśāptaiḥ paripīyamānamaniśaṃ niḥspandamindindirair dūrādeva nimeṣaśūnyanayanaḥ padmaṃ samudvīkṣate”
āśā -
āśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āptaiḥ -
āpta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

āpta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pīyamānam -
√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

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

√pi -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pīy -> pīyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pīy class 1 verb]

√pīy -> pīyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pīy class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pīy class 1 verb]
aniśam -
aniśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aniśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniśa (noun, neuter)

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

aniśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
niḥspandam -
niḥspanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

niḥspanda (noun, neuter)

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

niḥspandā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
indindirai -
indindirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
air -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
dūrād -
dūrāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayanaḥ -
nayana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padmam -
padma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padma (noun, neuter)

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

padmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samud -
samud (noun, masculine)

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

samud (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vīkṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive 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 258 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: 22 April, 2019