Sanskrit quote nr. 1111 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधिरजनिमुखे यः सान्द्रलाक्षानुरागैर् व्यतिकरित इवोच्चैः पाटलत्वं दधानः ।
उषसि स खलु दीपः पाननिर्धूतरागः स्फुरदधर इवायं धसरत्वं बिभर्ति ॥

adhirajanimukhe yaḥ sāndralākṣānurāgair vyatikarita ivoccaiḥ pāṭalatvaṃ dadhānaḥ |
uṣasi sa khalu dīpaḥ pānanirdhūtarāgaḥ sphuradadhara ivāyaṃ dhasaratvaṃ bibharti ||

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.

Adhirajani (अधिरजनि): defined in 1 categories.
Mukha (मुख): defined in 17 categories.
Yah (yaḥ, यः): defined in 1 categories.
Ya (य): defined in 10 categories.
Sandra (sāndra, सान्द्र): defined in 9 categories.
Laksha (laksa, lākṣā, लाक्षा): defined in 15 categories.
Anuraga (anurāga, अनुराग): defined in 7 categories.
Vyatikarita (व्यतिकरित): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Patala (pāṭala, पाटल): defined in 25 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Dadha (दध): defined in 6 categories.
Ushas (usas, uṣas, उषस्): defined in 3 categories.
Ushasi (usasi, uṣasī, उषसी): defined in 1 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Dipa (dīpa, दीप): defined in 18 categories.
Pana (pāna, पान): defined in 20 categories.
Nirdhuta (nirdhūta, निर्धूत): defined in 4 categories.
Raga (rāga, राग): defined in 26 categories.
Sphurat (स्फुरत्): defined in 6 categories.
Adhara (अधर): defined in 17 categories.
Aya (अय): defined in 14 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Dha (ध): defined in 8 categories.

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

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: “adhirajanimukhe yaḥ sāndralākṣānurāgair vyatikarita ivoccaiḥ pāṭalatvaṃ dadhānaḥ”
adhirajani -
adhirajani (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mukhe -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sāndra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
anurāgair -
anurāga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vyatikarita* -
vyatikarita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uccaiḥ -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pāṭala -
pāṭala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāṭala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
dadhān -
dadha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “uṣasi sa khalu dīpaḥ pānanirdhūtarāgaḥ sphuradadhara ivāyaṃ dhasaratvaṃ bibharti”
uṣasi -
uṣasī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

uṣas (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

uṣas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
khalu -
khalu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpaḥ -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pāna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nirdhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rāgaḥ -
rāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sphurad -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
adhara* -
adhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saratvam -
saratva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bibharti -
√bhṛ (verb class 3)

[present active third 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 1111 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