Sanskrit quote nr. 1031 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधः शेते शम्भुस्तव चरणमाधाय हृदये बहिर्द्वारे दौवारिकपदमुपेतः कमलजः ।
विडौजा वैफल्यं भजति निजविज्ञापनकृते तावहं दासः स्यामिति मनसि लज्जा भयमपि ॥

adhaḥ śete śambhustava caraṇamādhāya hṛdaye bahirdvāre dauvārikapadamupetaḥ kamalajaḥ |
viḍaujā vaiphalyaṃ bhajati nijavijñāpanakṛte tāvahaṃ dāsaḥ syāmiti manasi lajjā bhayamapi ||

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.

Shambhu (sambhu, śambhu, शम्भु): defined in 14 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Adhaya (ādhāya, आधाय): defined in 3 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Bahirdvara (bahirdvāra, बहिर्द्वार): defined in 3 categories.
Dauvarika (dauvārika, दौवारिक): defined in 7 categories.
Pada (पद): defined in 28 categories.
Upetri (upetr, upetṛ, उपेतृ): defined in 1 categories.
Upeta (उपेत): defined in 9 categories.
Kamalaja (कमलज): defined in 2 categories.
Vidaujas (viḍaujas, विडौजस्): defined in 1 categories.
Vaiphalya (वैफल्य): defined in 2 categories.
Nija (निज): defined in 10 categories.
Vijnapana (vijñāpana, विज्ञापन): defined in 6 categories.
Krite (krte, kṛte, कृते): defined in 1 categories.
Krit (krt, kṛt, कृत्): defined in 3 categories.
Krita (krta, kṛta, कृत, kṛtā, कृता): defined in 16 categories.
Kriti (krti, kṛti, कृति): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Dasa (dāsa, दास): defined in 19 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Manas (मनस्): defined in 18 categories.
Manasin (मनसिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Lajja (लज्ज, lajjā, लज्जा): defined in 10 categories.
Bhaya (भय): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.

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

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 śete śambhustava caraṇamādhāya hṛdaye bahirdvāre dauvārikapadamupetaḥ kamalajaḥ”
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śete -
√śī (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
śambhus -
śambhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śambhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
caraṇam -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ādhāya -
ādhāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hṛdaye -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bahirdvāre -
bahirdvāra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upetaḥ -
upetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

upeta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kamalajaḥ -
kamalaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “viḍaujā vaiphalyaṃ bhajati nijavijñāpanakṛte tāvahaṃ dāsaḥ syāmiti manasi lajjā bhayamapi”
viḍaujā* -
viḍaujas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaiphalyam -
vaiphalya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhajati -
√bhaj (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijñāpana -
vijñāpana (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

kṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

kṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

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

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

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

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
tāva -
ta (noun, masculine)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
dāsaḥ -
dāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syām -
si (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active first single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
manasi -
manasin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

manasin (noun, neuter)

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

manas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√mnā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
lajjā* -
lajja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

lajjā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (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 1031 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