Sanskrit quote nr. 867 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्य स्वर्गवधूगणे गुणमय त्वत्कीर्तिमिन्दूज्जवलाम् उच्चैर्गायति निष्कलङ्किमदशामादास्यते चन्द्रमाः ।
गीताकर्णनमोदमुक्तयवसग्रासाभिलाषो वद स्वामिन्नङ्कमृगः कियन्ति हि दिनान्येतस्य वर्तिष्यते ॥

adya svargavadhūgaṇe guṇamaya tvatkīrtimindūjjavalām uccairgāyati niṣkalaṅkimadaśāmādāsyate candramāḥ |
gītākarṇanamodamuktayavasagrāsābhilāṣo vada svāminnaṅkamṛgaḥ kiyanti hi dinānyetasya vartiṣyate ||

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.

Adya (अद्य): defined in 11 categories.
Svargavadhu (svargavadhū, स्वर्गवधू): defined in 1 categories.
Ugana (ugaṇa, उगण, ugaṇā, उगणा): defined in 3 categories.
Gunamaya (guṇamaya, गुणमय): defined in 3 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Gayat (gāyat, गायत्): defined in 3 categories.
Candrama (candramā, चन्द्रमा): defined in 8 categories.
Candramas (चन्द्रमस्): defined in 5 categories.
Gita (gīta, गीत, gītā, गीता): defined in 14 categories.
Akarnana (ākarṇana, आकर्णन): defined in 3 categories.
Moda (मोद): defined in 9 categories.
Ukta (उक्त): defined in 10 categories.
Yavasa (यवस): defined in 8 categories.
Grasa (grāsa, ग्रास, grāsā, ग्रासा): defined in 11 categories.
Vada (वद): defined in 17 categories.
Svamin (svāmin, स्वामिन्): defined in 13 categories.
Anka (aṅka, अङ्क): defined in 14 categories.
Ric (rc, ṛc, ऋच्): defined in 2 categories.
Kiyat (कियत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Eta (एत): defined in 5 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Ayurveda (science of life), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Pali, Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Dharmashastra (religious law), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Prakrit, Nepali, Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Jainism, India history, Hinduism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Tamil, Kavya (poetry), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Yoga (school of 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: “adya svargavadhūgaṇe guṇamaya tvatkīrtimindūjjavalām uccairgāyati niṣkalaṅkimadaśāmādāsyate candramāḥ”
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svargavadhū -
svargavadhū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
ugaṇe -
ugaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ugaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ugaṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

guṇamaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse tvatkīrtimindūjjavalām*uc
uccair -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
gāyati -
gāyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gāyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Cannot analyse niṣkalaṅkimadaśāmādāsyate*ca
candramāḥ -
candramā (noun, feminine)

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

candramas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “gītākarṇanamodamuktayavasagrāsābhilāṣo vada svāminnaṅkamṛgaḥ kiyanti hi dinānyetasya vartiṣyate”
gītā -
gīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gītā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
modam -
moda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

modā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ukta -
ukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]

√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
yavasa -
yavasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
grāsā -
grāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

grāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

grāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhilāṣo* -
abhilāṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

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

[vocative single]
aṅkam -
aṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ṛg -
ṛc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
kiyanti -
kiyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dinānye -
dina (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
etasya -
eta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

eta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
vartiṣyate -
√vṛt -> vartiṣyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartiṣyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt (verb class 1)

[future middle 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 867 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