Sanskrit quote nr. 997 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्येदं श्व इदं तथा परुदिदं कृत्यं परारि त्वदश् चेतश्चिन्तयसीत्थमेव सततं निर्व्याकुलं रे कुतः ।
तत्कालं विलसन्मनोरथलताकान्तारदावानलो यस्मिन् दण्डधरं स्मरिष्यसि सखे सोऽप्यस्ति कश्चित् क्षणः ॥

adyedaṃ śva idaṃ tathā parudidaṃ kṛtyaṃ parāri tvadaś cetaścintayasītthameva satataṃ nirvyākulaṃ re kutaḥ |
tatkālaṃ vilasanmanorathalatākāntāradāvānalo yasmin daṇḍadharaṃ smariṣyasi sakhe so'pyasti kaścit kṣaṇaḥ ||

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, adyā, अद्या): defined in 11 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Tatha (tathā, तथा): defined in 6 categories.
Parut (परुत्): defined in 1 categories.
Krityam (krtyam, kṛtyam, कृत्यम्): defined in 1 categories.
Kritya (krtya, kṛtya, कृत्य): defined in 11 categories.
Parari (parāri, परारि): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Cetri (cetr, cetṛ, चेतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Cetas (चेतस्): defined in 9 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Satatam (सततम्): defined in 5 categories.
Satata (सतत): defined in 8 categories.
Nirvyakula (nirvyākula, निर्व्याकुल): defined in 3 categories.
Ra (र, rā, रा): defined in 11 categories.
Kutah (kutaḥ, कुतः): defined in 1 categories.
Kuta (कुत): defined in 19 categories.
Tatkala (tatkāla, तत्काल): defined in 6 categories.
Vilasat (विलसत्): defined in 2 categories.
Manoratha (मनोरथ): defined in 10 categories.
Lata (latā, लता): defined in 19 categories.
Kantara (kāntāra, कान्तार): defined in 14 categories.
Dava (dāva, दाव): defined in 11 categories.
Alas (अलस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Dandadhara (daṇḍadhara, दण्डधर): defined in 5 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य): defined in 8 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Cit (चित्): defined in 11 categories.
Kshana (ksana, kṣaṇa, क्षण): defined in 13 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, Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Hinduism, Jainism, Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Shaiva philosophy, Tamil, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Prakrit, India history, Vastushastra (architecture), Kavya (poetry), Jain philosophy, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), 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: “adyedaṃ śva idaṃ tathā parudidaṃ kṛtyaṃ parāri tvadaś cetaścintayasītthameva satataṃ nirvyākulaṃ re kutaḥ”
adye -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

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

adya (noun, neuter)

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

adyā (noun, feminine)

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

√ad (verb class 2)

[present passive first single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śva -
śvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
parud -
parut (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parut (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

kṛtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
parāri -
parāri (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tvad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
aś -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
cetaś -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
cintayasī -
√cint (verb class 10)

[present active second single]
ittham -
ittham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ittha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nirvyākulam -
nirvyākula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvyākula (noun, neuter)

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

nirvyākulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tatkālaṃ vilasanmanorathalatākāntāradāvānalo yasmin daṇḍadharaṃ smariṣyasi sakhe so'pyasti kaścit kṣaṇaḥ”
tatkālam -
tatkāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tatkāla (noun, neuter)

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

tatkālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vilasan -
vilasat (noun, masculine)

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

vilasat (noun, neuter)

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

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kāntāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāvān -
dāva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
alo* -
alas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yasmin -
ya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
daṇḍadharam -
daṇḍadhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daṇḍadhara (noun, neuter)

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

daṇḍadharā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
smariṣyasi -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[future active second single]
sakhe -
sakha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sakhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative 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 997 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