Sanskrit quote nr. 648 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्यच्छं सितमंशुकं शुचि मधु स्वामोदमच्छं रजः कार्पुरं विधृतार्द्रचन्दनकुचद्वन्द्वाः कुरङ्गीदृशः ।
धारावेश्म सपाटलं विचकिलस्रग्दाम चन्द्रत्विषो धातः सृष्टिरियं वृथैव तव न ग्रीष्मोऽभविष्यद्यदि ॥

atyacchaṃ sitamaṃśukaṃ śuci madhu svāmodamacchaṃ rajaḥ kārpuraṃ vidhṛtārdracandanakucadvandvāḥ kuraṅgīdṛśaḥ |
dhārāveśma sapāṭalaṃ vicakilasragdāma candratviṣo dhātaḥ sṛṣṭiriyaṃ vṛthaiva tava na grīṣmo'bhaviṣyadyadi ||

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.

Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Atya (अत्य): defined in 2 categories.
Accha (अच्छ): defined in 9 categories.
Sita (सित): defined in 23 categories.
Amshuka (amsuka, aṃśuka, अंशुक): defined in 5 categories.
Shuci (suci, śuci, शुचि): defined in 20 categories.
Madhu (मधु): defined in 19 categories.
Amoda (āmoda, आमोद): defined in 12 categories.
Raja (रज): defined in 16 categories.
Rajas (रजस्): defined in 14 categories.
Vidhrita (vidhrta, vidhṛta, विधृत, vidhṛtā, विधृता): defined in 3 categories.
Ardra (ārdra, आर्द्र): defined in 17 categories.
Candana (चन्दन): defined in 23 categories.
Va (व): defined in 11 categories.
Andu (अन्दु, andū, अन्दू): defined in 6 categories.
Kurangi (kuraṅgī, कुरङ्गी): defined in 3 categories.
Idrish (idrs, īdṛś, ईदृश्): defined in 1 categories.
Idrisha (idrsa, īdṛśa, ईदृश): defined in 3 categories.
Dhara (dhārā, धारा): defined in 18 categories.
Veshman (vesman, veśman, वेश्मन्): defined in 8 categories.
Atala (aṭala, अटल): defined in 9 categories.
Vicakila (विचकिल): defined in 2 categories.
Sragdaman (sragdāman, स्रग्दामन्): defined in 4 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Tvish (tvis, tviṣ, त्विष्): defined in 2 categories.
Dhatri (dhatr, dhātṛ, धातृ): defined in 17 categories.
Srishti (srsti, sṛṣṭi, सृष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vritha (vrtha, vṛthā, वृथा): defined in 12 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Grishma (grisma, grīṣma, ग्रीष्म): defined in 11 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), India history, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Dharmashastra (religious law), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Nepali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Tamil, Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Ganapatya (worship of Ganesha), 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: “atyacchaṃ sitamaṃśukaṃ śuci madhu svāmodamacchaṃ rajaḥ kārpuraṃ vidhṛtārdracandanakucadvandvāḥ kuraṅgīdṛśaḥ”
atya -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√at -> atya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √at]
accham -
accha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

accha (noun, neuter)

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

acchā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sitam -
sita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sita (noun, neuter)

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

sitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
aṃśukam -
aṃśuka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

śuci (noun, neuter)

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

śuci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śucin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śucin (noun, neuter)

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

śuc (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

śuc (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śuc (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
madhu -
madhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

madhu (noun, neuter)

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

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

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

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

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

svā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āmodam -
āmoda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āmoda (noun, neuter)

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

āmodā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
accham -
accha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

accha (noun, neuter)

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

acchā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rajaḥ -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

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

raja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse kārpuram*vi
vidhṛtā -
vidhṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vidhṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ārdra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

candana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kucad -
√kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
andvāḥ -
andu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

andū (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kuraṅgī -
kuraṅgī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
īdṛśaḥ -
īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

īdṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dhārāveśma sapāṭalaṃ vicakilasragdāma candratviṣo dhātaḥ sṛṣṭiriyaṃ vṛthaiva tava na grīṣmo'bhaviṣyadyadi”
dhārā -
dhārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
veśma -
veśman (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√sap (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

aṭala (noun, neuter)

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

aṭalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ṭal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
vicakila -
vicakila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sragdāma -
sragdāman (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

candra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tviṣo* -
tviṣ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
dhātaḥ -
dhātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
sṛṣṭir -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vṛthai -
vṛthā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
grīṣmo' -
grīṣma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhaviṣyad -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[conditional active third single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative 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 648 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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