Sanskrit quote nr. 1089 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधाक्षीन्नो लङ्कामयमयमुदन्वन्तमतरद् विशल्यां सौमित्रैरयमुपनिनायौषधिवराम् ।
इति स्मारं स्मारं त्वदरिनगरीभित्तिलिखितं हनूमन्तं दन्तैर्दशति कुपितो राक्षसगणः ॥

adhākṣīnno laṅkāmayamayamudanvantamatarad viśalyāṃ saumitrairayamupanināyauṣadhivarām |
iti smāraṃ smāraṃ tvadarinagarībhittilikhitaṃ hanūmantaṃ dantairdaśati kupito rākṣasagaṇaḥ ||

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.

Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Lanka (laṅkā, लङ्का): defined in 13 categories.
Udanvat (उदन्वत्): defined in 2 categories.
Vishalya (visalya, viśalyā, विशल्या): defined in 6 categories.
Saumitra (सौमित्र): defined in 2 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Upa (उप): defined in 8 categories.
Aushadhi (ausadhi, auṣadhī, औषधी): defined in 10 categories.
Vara (varā, वरा): defined in 23 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Smaram (smāram, स्मारम्): defined in 1 categories.
Smara (smāra, स्मार): defined in 6 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Arin (अरिन्): defined in 2 categories.
Agari (agarī, अगरी): defined in 6 categories.
Likhita (लिखित): defined in 10 categories.
Danta (दन्त): defined in 20 categories.
Dashat (dasat, daśat, दशत्): defined in 1 categories.
Kupitri (kupitr, kupitṛ, कुपितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Kupita (कुपित): defined in 6 categories.
Rakshasa (raksasa, rākṣasa, राक्षस): defined in 18 categories.
Gana (gaṇa, गण): defined in 21 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Hinduism, Jainism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Ayurveda (science of life), Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Nepali, Buddhism, Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Gitashastra (science of music), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), 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: “adhākṣīnno laṅkāmayamayamudanvantamatarad viśalyāṃ saumitrairayamupanināyauṣadhivarām”
adhākṣīn -
√dah (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
laṅkām -
laṅkā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ayamayam -
√yam (verb class 0)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
atarad -
√tṝ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
viśalyām -
viśalyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
saumitrair -
saumitra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

saumitra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
nināyau -
√nī (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
auṣadhi -
auṣadhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

auṣadhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
varām -
varā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “iti smāraṃ smāraṃ tvadarinagarībhittilikhitaṃ hanūmantaṃ dantairdaśati kupito rākṣasagaṇaḥ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

smāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
smāram -
smāram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

smāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tvad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative single]
arin -
arin (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
agarī -
agarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
bhitti -
bhitti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
likhitam -
likhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

likhita (noun, neuter)

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

likhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]

√likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
hanūmantam -
hanūmat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
dantair -
danta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
daśati -
daśati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

daśat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

daśat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

daśat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√daṃś (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kupito* -
kupitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kupita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kup class 10 verb]
rākṣasa -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇaḥ -
gaṇa (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 1089 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