Sanskrit quote nr. 319 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अङ्गुल्यग्रनखेन बाष्यसलिलं विक्षिप्य विक्षिप्य किं तूष्णीं रोदिषि कोपने बहुतरं फूत्कृत्य रोदिष्यसि ।
यस्यास्ते पिशुनोपदेशवचनैर्मानेऽतिभूमिं गते निर्विण्णोऽनुनयं प्रति प्रियतमो मध्यस्थतामेष्यति ॥

aṅgulyagranakhena bāṣyasalilaṃ vikṣipya vikṣipya kiṃ tūṣṇīṃ rodiṣi kopane bahutaraṃ phūtkṛtya rodiṣyasi |
yasyāste piśunopadeśavacanairmāne'tibhūmiṃ gate nirviṇṇo'nunayaṃ prati priyatamo madhyasthatāmeṣyati ||

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.

Angulyagra (aṅgulyagra, अङ्गुल्यग्र): defined in 1 categories.
Nakha (नख): defined in 15 categories.
Ba (ब): defined in 10 categories.
Salila (सलिल): defined in 12 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tushnim (tusnim, tūṣṇīm, तूष्णीम्): defined in 3 categories.
Kopana (कोपन, kopanā, कोपना): defined in 4 categories.
Bahutara (बहुतर): defined in 3 categories.
Phu (फु): defined in 2 categories.
Utkritya (utkrtya, utkṛtya, उत्कृत्य): defined in 1 categories.
Yasya (यस्य, yasyā, यस्या): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (yā, या): defined in 10 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Pishuna (pisuna, piśuna, पिशुन, piśunā, पिशुना): defined in 11 categories.
Upadesha (upadesa, upadeśa, उपदेश): defined in 22 categories.
Vacana (वचन): defined in 12 categories.
Mana (māna, मान, mānā, माना): defined in 24 categories.
Atibhumi (atibhūmi, अतिभूमि): defined in 1 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत, gatā, गता): defined in 10 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Nirvinna (nirviṇṇa, निर्विण्ण): defined in 6 categories.
Anunayam (अनुनयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anunaya (अनुनय): defined in 10 categories.
Prati (प्रति): defined in 7 categories.
Priyatama (प्रियतम): defined in 7 categories.
Madhyasthata (madhyasthatā, मध्यस्थता): defined in 1 categories.
Eshyat (esyat, eṣyat, एष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “aṅgulyagranakhena bāṣyasalilaṃ vikṣipya vikṣipya kiṃ tūṣṇīṃ rodiṣi kopane bahutaraṃ phūtkṛtya rodiṣyasi”
aṅgulyagra -
aṅgulyagra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nakhena -
nakha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nakha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bā -
ba (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṣya -
√aṣ -> aṣya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √aṣ]
salilam -
salila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

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

salilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṣipya -
√kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṣipya -
√kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tūṣṇīm -
tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rodiṣi -
√rud (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
kopane -
kopana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kopana (noun, neuter)

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

kopanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bahutaram -
bahutara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bahutara (noun, neuter)

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

bahutarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
phū -
phu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
utkṛtya -
utkṛtya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rodiṣyasi -
√rud (verb class 2)

[future active second single]
Line 2: “yasyāste piśunopadeśavacanairmāne'tibhūmiṃ gate nirviṇṇo'nunayaṃ prati priyatamo madhyasthatāmeṣyati”
yasyās -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

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

yā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive 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]
piśuno -
piśuna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

piśuna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

piśunā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vacanair -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vacana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
māne' -
māna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [locative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb], [locative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]

√mān (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
atibhūmim -
atibhūmi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gate -
gat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

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

gati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
nirviṇṇo' -
nirviṇṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anunayam -
anunayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anunaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anunaya (noun, neuter)

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

anunayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
priyatamo* -
priyatama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madhyasthatām -
madhyasthatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eṣyati -
eṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> eṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> eṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[future active 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 319 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