Sanskrit quote nr. 1134 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अधीराक्ष्याः पीनस्तनकलशमास्कन्दसि मुहुः क्रमादूरुद्वन्द्वं कलयसि च लावण्यललितम् ।
भुजाश्लिष्टो हर्षादनुभवसि हस्ताहतिकलाम् इदं वीणादण्डं प्रकटय फलं कस्य तपसः ॥

adhīrākṣyāḥ pīnastanakalaśamāskandasi muhuḥ kramādūrudvandvaṃ kalayasi ca lāvaṇyalalitam |
bhujāśliṣṭo harṣādanubhavasi hastāhatikalām idaṃ vīṇādaṇḍaṃ prakaṭaya phalaṃ kasya tapasaḥ ||

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.

Adhira (adhīra, अधीर, adhīrā, अधीरा): defined in 5 categories.
Akshan (aksan, akṣan, अक्षन्): defined in 2 categories.
Akshi (aksi, akṣi, अक्षि): defined in 12 categories.
Pinastana (pīnastana, पीनस्तन): defined in 2 categories.
Kalasha (kalasa, kalaśa, कलश): defined in 18 categories.
Askanda (āskanda, आस्कन्द): defined in 5 categories.
Kramat (kramāt, क्रमात्): defined in 1 categories.
Krama (क्रम): defined in 14 categories.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Lavanya (lāvaṇya, लावण्य): defined in 9 categories.
Lalitam (ललितम्): defined in 2 categories.
Lalita (ललित): defined in 17 categories.
Bhuj (भुज्): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuja (भुज, bhujā, भुजा): defined in 10 categories.
Ashlishta (aslista, aśliṣṭa, अश्लिष्ट): defined in 3 categories.
Harsha (harsa, harṣa, हर्ष): defined in 14 categories.
Anubhava (अनुभव): defined in 18 categories.
Hasta (हस्त, hastā, हस्ता): defined in 19 categories.
Kala (kalā, कला): defined in 32 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Vinadanda (vīṇādaṇḍa, वीणादण्ड): defined in 2 categories.
Prakata (prakaṭa, प्रकट): defined in 7 categories.
Phala (फल): defined in 25 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tapasa (तपस): defined in 10 categories.
Tapas (तपस्): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “adhīrākṣyāḥ pīnastanakalaśamāskandasi muhuḥ kramādūrudvandvaṃ kalayasi ca lāvaṇyalalitam”
adhīrā -
adhīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhīrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akṣyā -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

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

akṣi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
āḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
pīnastana -
pīnastana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalaśam -
kalaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āskanda -
āskanda (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse muhuḥ*kr
kramād -
kramāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ūru -
ūru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
dvandvam -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kalayasi -
√kal (verb class 10)

[present active second single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

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

[indeclinable]

lalita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lalita (noun, neuter)

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

lalitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √lal]

√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √lal]

√lal -> lalitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √lal]

√lal -> lalita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal]

√lal -> lalita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lal], [accusative single from √lal]
Line 2: “bhujāśliṣṭo harṣādanubhavasi hastāhatikalām idaṃ vīṇādaṇḍaṃ prakaṭaya phalaṃ kasya tapasaḥ”
bhujā -
bhuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuj (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

bhuj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhujā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
aśliṣṭo* -
aśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
harṣād -
harṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

harṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
anubhava -
anubhava (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
hastā -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

hastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahati -
ahati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kalām -
kalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vīṇādaṇḍam -
vīṇādaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
prakaṭa -
prakaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prakaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ya -
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tapasaḥ -
tapasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

tapas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive 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 1134 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