Sanskrit quote nr. 968 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्यापि न स्फुरति केसरभारलक्ष्मीर् न प्रेङ्खति ध्वनितमद्रगुहान्तरेषु ।
मत्तास्तथापि करिणो हरिणाधिपस्य पश्यन्ति भीतमनसः पदवीं वनेषु ॥

adyāpi na sphurati kesarabhāralakṣmīr na preṅkhati dhvanitamadraguhāntareṣu |
mattāstathāpi kariṇo hariṇādhipasya paśyanti bhītamanasaḥ padavīṃ vaneṣu ||

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.

Adyapi (adyāpi, अद्यापि): defined in 4 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Kesara (केसर): defined in 13 categories.
Bhara (bhāra, भार): defined in 14 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Pra (प्र, prā, प्रा): defined in 6 categories.
Dhvanita (ध्वनित): defined in 5 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Guha (गुह): defined in 19 categories.
Tara (तर): defined in 27 categories.
Matta (मत्त, mattā, मत्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Harinadhipa (hariṇādhipa, हरिणाधिप): defined in 2 categories.
Pashyanti (pasyanti, paśyantī, पश्यन्ती): defined in 6 categories.
Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Bhitam (bhītam, भीतम्): defined in 1 categories.
Bhita (bhīta, भीत): defined in 12 categories.
Anas (अनस्): defined in 2 categories.
Padavi (padavī, पदवी): defined in 9 categories.
Vana (वन): defined in 20 categories.

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

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: “adyāpi na sphurati kesarabhāralakṣmīr na preṅkhati dhvanitamadraguhāntareṣu”
adyāpi -
adyāpi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sphurati -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
kesara -
kesara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kesara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
lakṣmīr -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pre -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

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

prā (noun, feminine)

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

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
iṅkhati -
√iṅkh -> iṅkhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √iṅkh class 1 verb]

√iṅkh -> iṅkhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √iṅkh class 1 verb]

√iṅkh (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
dhvanitam -
dhvanita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvanita (noun, neuter)

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

dhvanitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ad -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guhān -
guha (noun, masculine)

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

[locative plural]

tara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “mattāstathāpi kariṇo hariṇādhipasya paśyanti bhītamanasaḥ padavīṃ vaneṣu”
mattās -
matta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mattā (noun, feminine)

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

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 4 verb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kariṇo* -
kari (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

karin (noun, masculine)

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

karin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
hariṇādhipasya -
hariṇādhipa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhītam -
bhītam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhīta (noun, neuter)

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

bhītā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anasaḥ -
anas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√nas (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
padavīm -
padavī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vaneṣu -
vana (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

vana (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

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 968 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: 24 April, 2019