Sanskrit quote nr. 1159 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अध्याहारः स्मरहरशिरश्चन्द्रशेषस्य शेष- स्याहेर्भूयः फणसमुचितः काययष्टीनिकायः ।
दुग्धाम्भोधेर्मुनिचुलुकनत्रासनाशाभ्युपायः कायव्यूहः क्व जगति न जागर्त्यदः कीर्तिपूरः ॥

adhyāhāraḥ smaraharaśiraścandraśeṣasya śeṣa- syāherbhūyaḥ phaṇasamucitaḥ kāyayaṣṭīnikāyaḥ |
dugdhāmbhodhermuniculukanatrāsanāśābhyupāyaḥ kāyavyūhaḥ kva jagati na jāgartyadaḥ kīrtipūraḥ ||

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.

Adhyahara (adhyāhāra, अध्याहार): defined in 6 categories.
Smarahara (स्मरहर): defined in 1 categories.
Shiras (siras, śiras, शिरस्): defined in 15 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Shesha (sesa, śeṣa, शेष): defined in 19 categories.
Sya (स्य, syā, स्या): defined in 3 categories.
Ahi (अहि): defined in 16 categories.
Bhuyah (bhūyaḥ, भूयः): defined in 2 categories.
Bhuyas (bhūyas, भूयस्): defined in 3 categories.
Phana (phaṇa, फण): defined in 9 categories.
Samucita (समुचित): defined in 6 categories.
Kaya (kāya, काय): defined in 18 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Yashti (yasti, yaṣṭi, यष्टि): defined in 12 categories.
Dugdha (dugdhā, दुग्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Bha (भ, bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Bhu (भु): defined in 16 categories.
Udhan (उधन्): defined in 2 categories.
Muni (मुनि, munī, मुनी): defined in 18 categories.
Mu (mū, मू): defined in 4 categories.
Culuka (चुलुक): defined in 3 categories.
Natra (नत्र): defined in 1 categories.
Asana (असन, asanā, असना): defined in 23 categories.
Ashan (asan, aśan, अशन्): defined in 4 categories.
Abhyupaya (abhyupāya, अभ्युपाय): defined in 2 categories.
Kayavyuha (kāyavyūha, कायव्यूह): defined in 3 categories.
Kva (क्व): defined in 2 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Jagarti (jāgarti, जागर्ति): defined in 1 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Ad (अद्): defined in 2 categories.
Adah (adaḥ, अदः): defined in 1 categories.
Pura (pūra, पूर): defined in 18 categories.

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śiraś -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

candra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śeṣasya -
śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

śeṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śeṣa -
śeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śeṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śaṣ (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
syā -
sya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

si (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

syā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
aher -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bhūyaḥ -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

phaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√phaṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
samucitaḥ -
samucita (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
yaṣṭīni -
yaṣṭi (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kāyaḥ -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dugdhāmbhodhermuniculukanatrāsanāśābhyupāyaḥ kāyavyūhaḥ kva jagati na jāgartyadaḥ kīrtipūraḥ”
dugdhām -
dugdhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√duh (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
udhe -
udhan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

muni (noun, neuter)

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

munī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

culuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
natrā -
natra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asanā -
asana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

asanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśā -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
abhyupāyaḥ -
abhyupāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāyavyūhaḥ -
kāyavyūha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāgartya -
jāgarti (noun, feminine)

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

√jāgṛ -> jāgartya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jāgṛ]

√jāgṛ -> jāgartya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jāgṛ]

√jāgṛ (verb class 2)

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

[nominative single]

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]

√dṝ (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
kīrti -
kīrti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kīrti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pūraḥ -
pūra (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 1159 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