Sanskrit quote nr. 1027 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधः पश्यन् पार्श्वद्वयवलितसाचीकृतशिराः शनैः पक्षस्थैर्याद्दिवि मसृणचक्राकृतिगतिः ।
चिराच्चिल्लस्तिर्यक्त्वरिततरमाहारनिपुणो निपत्यैवाकस्माच्चलचरणमूर्धं प्रपतति ॥

adhaḥ paśyan pārśvadvayavalitasācīkṛtaśirāḥ śanaiḥ pakṣasthairyāddivi masṛṇacakrākṛtigatiḥ |
cirāccillastiryaktvaritataramāhāranipuṇo nipatyaivākasmāccalacaraṇamūrdhaṃ prapatati ||

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.

Pashyat (pasyat, paśyat, पश्यत्): defined in 3 categories.
Parshva (parsva, pārśva, पार्श्व): defined in 14 categories.
Dvaya (द्वय): defined in 10 categories.
Valita (वलित): defined in 9 categories.
Sacikrita (sacikrta, sācīkṛta, साचीकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Shanaih (sanaih, śanaiḥ, शनैः): defined in 1 categories.
Paksha (paksa, pakṣa, पक्ष): defined in 19 categories.
Pakshas (paksas, pakṣas, पक्षस्): defined in 1 categories.
Tha (थ): defined in 8 categories.
Yat (yāt, यात्): defined in 2 categories.
Div (दिव्): defined in 2 categories.
Divi (divī, दिवी): defined in 7 categories.
Masrina (masrna, masṛṇa, मसृण): defined in 6 categories.
Cakrakriti (cakrakrti, cakrākṛti, चक्राकृति): defined in 1 categories.
Gati (गति): defined in 22 categories.
Cirat (cirāt, चिरात्): defined in 2 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Cirad (cirād, चिराद्): defined in 1 categories.
Cilla (चिल्ल): defined in 9 categories.
Tiryaktva (तिर्यक्त्व): defined in 2 categories.
Rit (रित्): defined in 3 categories.
Atara (अतर): defined in 4 categories.
Ahara (āhāra, आहार): defined in 15 categories.
Nipuna (nipuṇa, निपुण): defined in 9 categories.
Nipatya (निपत्य, nipatyā, निपत्या): defined in 3 categories.
Akasmat (akasmāt, अकस्मात्): defined in 6 categories.
Cala (चल): defined in 21 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.
Ati (अति): defined in 9 categories.

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

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: “adhaḥ paśyan pārśvadvayavalitasācīkṛtaśirāḥ śanaiḥ pakṣasthairyāddivi masṛṇacakrākṛtigatiḥ”
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
paśyan -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
pārśva -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvaya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

valita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]
sācīkṛta -
sācīkṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sācīkṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śirāḥ -
śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śanaiḥ -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
pakṣas -
pakṣas (noun, neuter)

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

pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
thair -
tha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yād -
yāt (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāt (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

divī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

div (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
masṛṇa -
masṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

masṛṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

cakrākṛti (noun, neuter)

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

cakrākṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “cirāccillastiryaktvaritataramāhāranipuṇo nipatyaivākasmāccalacaraṇamūrdhaṃ prapatati”
cirāc -
cirāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

cirād (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
cillas -
cilla (noun, masculine)

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

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

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

rit (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

atara (noun, neuter)

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

atarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
āhāra -
āhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āhāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nipuṇo* -
nipuṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nipatyai -
nipatya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nipatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
akasmāc -
akasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cala -
cala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
caraṇam -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
dham -
dha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

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

dhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
prapat -
prapad (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]

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 1027 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