Sanskrit quote nr. 1168 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अध्वन्यस्य वधूर्वियोगविधुरा भर्तुः स्मरन्ती यदि प्राणानुज्झति कस्य तन्महदहो संजायते किल्बिषम् ।
इत्येवं पथिकः करोति हृदये यावत् तरोर्मूर्धनि प्रोद्घुष्टं परपुष्टया तव तवेत्युच्चैर्वचोऽनेकशः ॥

adhvanyasya vadhūrviyogavidhurā bhartuḥ smarantī yadi prāṇānujjhati kasya tanmahadaho saṃjāyate kilbiṣam |
ityevaṃ pathikaḥ karoti hṛdaye yāvat tarormūrdhani prodghuṣṭaṃ parapuṣṭayā tava tavetyuccairvaco'nekaśaḥ ||

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.

Adhvanya (अध्वन्य): defined in 2 categories.
Vadhu (वधु, vadhū, वधू): defined in 9 categories.
Viyoga (वियोग): defined in 10 categories.
Vidhura (विधुर, vidhurā, विधुरा): defined in 7 categories.
Bhartri (bhartr, bhartṛ, भर्तृ): defined in 7 categories.
Smarat (स्मरत्): defined in 2 categories.
Smaranti (smarantī, स्मरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Yadi (यदि): defined in 6 categories.
Yad (यद्): defined in 3 categories.
Prana (prāṇa, प्राण): defined in 16 categories.
Ujjhat (उज्झत्): defined in 2 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Tanman (तन्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Sanja (sañja, सञ्ज): defined in 2 categories.
Ta (त, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Kilbisha (kilbisa, kilbiṣa, किल्बिष): defined in 6 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Itya (इत्य, ityā, इत्या): defined in 1 categories.
Evam (एवम्): defined in 8 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Pathika (पथिक): defined in 8 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय, hṛdayā, हृदया): defined in 16 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Taru (तरु): defined in 14 categories.
Prodghushta (prodghusta, prodghuṣṭa, प्रोद्घुष्ट): defined in 1 categories.
Parapushta (parapusta, parapuṣṭā, परपुष्टा): defined in 4 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Vaca (वच): defined in 16 categories.
Vacas (वचस्): defined in 2 categories.

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

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: “adhvanyasya vadhūrviyogavidhurā bhartuḥ smarantī yadi prāṇānujjhati kasya tanmahadaho saṃjāyate kilbiṣam”
adhvanyasya -
adhvanya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
vadhūr -
vadhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

vadhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
viyoga -
viyoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhurā* -
vidhura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vidhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhartuḥ -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
smarantī -
√smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
prāṇān -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ujjhati -
√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
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]
tanma -
tanman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hada -
√had (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ho -
sañjāya -
sañja (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kilbiṣam -
kilbiṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ityevaṃ pathikaḥ karoti hṛdaye yāvat tarormūrdhani prodghuṣṭaṃ parapuṣṭayā tava tavetyuccairvaco'nekaśaḥ”
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pathikaḥ -
pathika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karoti -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
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]
yāvat -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
taror -
taru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

taru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
mūrdhani -
mūrdhan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
prodghuṣṭam -
prodghuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prodghuṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

prodghuṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parapuṣṭayā -
parapuṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive single]
tave -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
ityu -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uccair -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vaco' -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anekaśaḥ -
anekaśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

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 1168 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