Sanskrit quote nr. 1006 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अद्योद्यानगृहाङ्गणे सखि मया स्वप्नेन लाक्षारुणः प्रोत्क्षिप्तोऽयमशोकदोहदविधौ पादः क्वणन्नूपुरः ।
तावत् किं कथयामि केलिपटुना निर्गत्य कुञ्जोदराद् अज्ञातोपनतेन तेन सहसा मूर्ध्नैव संभावितः ॥

adyodyānagṛhāṅgaṇe sakhi mayā svapnena lākṣāruṇaḥ protkṣipto'yamaśokadohadavidhau pādaḥ kvaṇannūpuraḥ |
tāvat kiṃ kathayāmi kelipaṭunā nirgatya kuñjodarād ajñātopanatena tena sahasā mūrdhnaiva saṃbhāvitaḥ ||

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.
Adyu (अद्यु): defined in 1 categories.
Udyana (udyāna, उद्यान): defined in 14 categories.
Grih (grh, gṛh, गृह्): defined in 1 categories.
Griha (grha, gṛhā, गृहा): defined in 15 categories.
Angana (aṅgaṇa, अङ्गण): defined in 14 categories.
Ma (mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Maya (mayā, मया): defined in 29 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Svapna (स्वप्न): defined in 17 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lākṣā, लाक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Aruna (aruṇa, अरुण): defined in 17 categories.
Protkshipta (protksipta, protkṣipta, प्रोत्क्षिप्त): defined in 1 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Avidhi (अविधि): defined in 5 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Kvanat (kvaṇat, क्वणत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Keli (kelī, केली): defined in 11 categories.
Patu (paṭu, पटु): defined in 14 categories.
Nih (niḥ, निः): defined in 2 categories.
Ni (नि): defined in 9 categories.
Kunja (kuñja, कुञ्ज): defined in 8 categories.
Udara (उदर): defined in 18 categories.
Ajnata (ajñāta, अज्ञात, ajñātā, अज्ञाता): defined in 7 categories.
Upanata (उपनत): defined in 4 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tena (तेन): defined in 7 categories.
Sahasa (सहस, sahasā, सहसा): defined in 13 categories.
Sambhavita (sambhāvita, सम्भावित): defined in 7 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), Vastushastra (architecture), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Hinduism, Jainism, Kavya (poetry), Pali, Prakrit, Tamil, Buddhism, Sikhism, Shilpashastra (iconography), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Kavyashastra (science of poetry), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Jain philosophy, Yoga (school of philosophy), Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Nepali

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: “adyodyānagṛhāṅgaṇe sakhi mayā svapnena lākṣāruṇaḥ protkṣipto'yamaśokadohadavidhau pādaḥ kvaṇannūpuraḥ”
adyo -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

adyu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

adyu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
udyāna -
udyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gṛhā -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gṛh (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgaṇe -
aṅgaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb]

sakhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
svapnena -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
lākṣā -
lākṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aruṇaḥ -
aruṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rudh (verb class 7)

[imperfect active second single]
protkṣipto' -
protkṣipta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aśokad -
√śuk (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
ohad -
√uh -> ohat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √uh class 1 verb]
avidhau -
avidhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
pādaḥ -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kvaṇann -
√kvaṇ -> kvaṇat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kvaṇ class 1 verb]
ūpur -
√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tāvat kiṃ kathayāmi kelipaṭunā nirgatya kuñjodarād ajñātopanatena tena sahasā mūrdhnaiva saṃbhāvitaḥ”
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kathayāmi -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present active first single]
keli -
keli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kelī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
paṭunā -
paṭu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

paṭu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
gatya -
√gam -> gatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
kuñjo -
kuñja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kuñj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
udarād -
udara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ajñāto -
ajñāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second plural]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active second plural]
upanatena -
upanata (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

upanata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
sahasā* -
sahasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sahasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mūrdhnai -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sambhāvitaḥ -
sambhāvita (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 1006 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