Sanskrit quote nr. 719 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अत्रान्तरे किमपि वाग्विभवातिवृत्त- वैचित्र्यमुल्लसितविभ्रममायताक्ष्याः ।
तद्भूरिसात्त्विकविकारमपास्तधैर्यम् आचार्यकं विजयि मान्मथमाविरासीत् ॥

atrāntare kimapi vāgvibhavātivṛtta- vaicitryamullasitavibhramamāyatākṣyāḥ |
tadbhūrisāttvikavikāramapāstadhairyam ācāryakaṃ vijayi mānmathamāvirāsīt ||

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.

Atra (अत्र): defined in 5 categories.
Tara (तर, tarā, तरा): defined in 27 categories.
Tari (तरि): defined in 9 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Vagvibhava (vāgvibhava, वाग्विभव): defined in 2 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.
Vritta (vrtta, vṛtta, वृत्त): defined in 17 categories.
Vaicitrya (वैचित्र्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ullasita (उल्लसित): defined in 6 categories.
Vibhrama (विभ्रम): defined in 13 categories.
Ayatakshi (ayataksi, āyatākṣī, आयताक्षी): defined in 2 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 5 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 7 categories.
Bhuri (bhūri, भूरि): defined in 10 categories.
Sattvika (sāttvika, सात्त्विक): defined in 10 categories.
Vikara (vikāra, विकार): defined in 17 categories.
Apasta (apāsta, अपास्त): defined in 3 categories.
Dhairya (धैर्य): defined in 8 categories.
Acaryaka (ācāryaka, आचार्यक): defined in 1 categories.
Vijayin (विजयिन्): defined in 5 categories.
Manmatha (mānmatha, मान्मथ): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “atrāntare kimapi vāgvibhavātivṛtta- vaicitryamullasitavibhramamāyatākṣyāḥ”
atrān -
atra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tare -
tara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tara (noun, neuter)

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

tarā (noun, feminine)

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

tari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vāgvibhavā -
vāgvibhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vṛtta -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
vaicitryam -
vaicitrya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ullasita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vibhramam -
vibhrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vibhramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyatākṣyāḥ -
āyatākṣī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tadbhūrisāttvikavikāramapāstadhairyam ācāryakaṃ vijayi mānmathamāvirāsīt”
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhūri -
bhūri (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūri (noun, neuter)

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

bhūri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sāttvika -
sāttvika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāttvika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikāram -
vikāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
apāsta -
apāsta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apāsta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhairyam -
dhairya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ācāryakam -
ācāryaka (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vijayin (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

mānmatha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āvir -
āviḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āviḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āsīt -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect 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 719 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