Sanskrit quote nr. 690 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्युच्चस्तनशैलदुर्गममुरो नाभिर्गभीरान्तरा भीमं देहवनं स्फुरद्भुजलतं रोमालिजालाकुलम् ।
व्याधः पञ्चशरः किरत्यतितरां तीक्ष्णान् कटाक्षाशुगांस्- तन्मे ब्रूहि मनःकुरङ्ग शरणं किं सांप्रतं यास्यसि ॥

atyuccastanaśailadurgamamuro nābhirgabhīrāntarā bhīmaṃ dehavanaṃ sphuradbhujalataṃ romālijālākulam |
vyādhaḥ pañcaśaraḥ kiratyatitarāṃ tīkṣṇān kaṭākṣāśugāṃs- tanme brūhi manaḥkuraṅga śaraṇaṃ kiṃ sāṃprataṃ yāsyasi ||

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.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Tana (तन): defined in 16 categories.
Shaila (saila, śaila, शैल): defined in 13 categories.
Durgama (दुर्गम): defined in 7 categories.
Uras (उरस्): defined in 6 categories.
Na (nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nabhi (nābhi, नाभि): defined in 22 categories.
Gabhira (gabhīra, गभीर): defined in 3 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Taras (तरस्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhima (bhīma, भीम): defined in 22 categories.
Dehavat (देहवत्): defined in 2 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Romali (romālī, रोमाली): defined in 2 categories.
Jala (jāla, जाल, jālā, जाला): defined in 24 categories.
Akula (अकुल): defined in 8 categories.
Vyadha (vyādha, व्याध): defined in 9 categories.
Pancashara (pancasara, pañcaśara, पञ्चशर): defined in 8 categories.
Kirat (किरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Atitaram (atitarām, अतितराम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tikshna (tiksna, tīkṣṇa, तीक्ष्ण): defined in 15 categories.
Kataksha (kataksa, kaṭākṣa, कटाक्ष): defined in 7 categories.
Ashuga (asuga, āśuga, आशुग): defined in 4 categories.
Mana (मन): defined in 24 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Kuranga (kuraṅga, कुरङ्ग): defined in 12 categories.
Sharana (sarana, śaraṇa, शरण): defined in 18 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Sampratam (sāmpratam, साम्प्रतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Samprata (sāmprata, साम्प्रत): defined in 4 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), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Jainism, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Gitashastra (science of music), Tamil, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Hinduism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Jain philosophy, Buddhism, Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Vastushastra (architecture), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

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: “atyuccastanaśailadurgamamuro nābhirgabhīrāntarā bhīmaṃ dehavanaṃ sphuradbhujalataṃ romālijālākulam”
atyu -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uccas -
ucca (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durgamam -
durgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durgama (noun, neuter)

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

durgamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
uro* -
uras (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nābhir -
nā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

nābhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gabhīrān -
gabhīra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tarā* -
tara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tarā (noun, feminine)

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

taras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhīmam -
bhīma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhīma (noun, neuter)

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

bhīmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dehavan -
dehavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sphurad -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
bhujalatam -
bhujalatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
romāli -
romālī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jālā -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akulam -
akula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akula (noun, neuter)

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

akulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vyādhaḥ pañcaśaraḥ kiratyatitarāṃ tīkṣṇān kaṭākṣāśugāṃs- tanme brūhi manaḥkuraṅga śaraṇaṃ kiṃ sāṃprataṃ yāsyasi”
vyādhaḥ -
vyādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pañcaśaraḥ -
pañcaśara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kiratya -
kirat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kirat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
atitarām -
atitarām (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tīkṣṇān -
tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
kaṭākṣā -
kaṭākṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āśugāṃs -
āśuga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tanme -
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śaraṇam -
śaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sāmpratam -
sāmpratam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sāmprata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāmprata (noun, neuter)

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

sāmpratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yāsyasi -
√yā (verb class 2)

[future active second 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 690 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: 23 April, 2019