Sanskrit quote nr. 1169 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अध्वन्याः किल मूलगर्तमधुनाप्यापूरयन्त्यश्रुभिर् व्याक्रोशन्त्यधुना सबान्धवकुलाः सायं मुहूर्तं द्विजाः ।
इत्थं यावदिमानि बिभ्रति शुचं भूतान्यपि त्वत्कृते तावत्त्वं न गतोऽसि पादप चिरं कीर्त्यात्मना वर्तसे ॥

adhvanyāḥ kila mūlagartamadhunāpyāpūrayantyaśrubhir vyākrośantyadhunā sabāndhavakulāḥ sāyaṃ muhūrtaṃ dvijāḥ |
itthaṃ yāvadimāni bibhrati śucaṃ bhūtānyapi tvatkṛte tāvattvaṃ na gato'si pādapa ciraṃ kīrtyātmanā vartase ||

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.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Mula (mūla, मूल): defined in 27 categories.
Garta (गर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Adhuna (adhunā, अधुना): defined in 8 categories.
Apya (apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Purayat (pūrayat, पूरयत्): defined in 1 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 11 categories.
Vya (व्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tyad (त्यद्): defined in 1 categories.
Hu (hū, हू): defined in 6 categories.
Sabandhava (sabāndhava, सबान्धव): defined in 2 categories.
Kula (कुल, kulā, कुला): defined in 22 categories.
Sayam (sāyam, सायम्): defined in 7 categories.
Saya (sāya, साय): defined in 11 categories.
Muhurta (muhūrta, मुहूर्त): defined in 10 categories.
Dvija (द्विज, dvijā, द्विजा): defined in 8 categories.
Ittham (इत्थम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ittha (इत्थ): defined in 3 categories.
Yavat (yāvat, यावत्): defined in 4 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Bibhrat (बिभ्रत्): defined in 2 categories.
Shuca (suca, śuca, शुच): defined in 6 categories.
Bhuta (bhūta, भूत): defined in 21 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Tvatkrita (tvatkrta, tvatkṛta, त्वत्कृत, tvatkṛtā, त्वत्कृता): defined in 1 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न): defined in 12 categories.
Gat (गत्): defined in 3 categories.
Gata (गत): defined in 10 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Padapa (pādapa, पादप): defined in 9 categories.
Ciram (चिरम्): defined in 6 categories.
Cira (चिर): defined in 16 categories.
Kirtya (kīrtya, कीर्त्य): defined in 2 categories.
Mana (मन, manā, मना): defined in 24 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Shilpashastra (iconography), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Marathi, Prakrit, Hindi, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Buddhist philosophy, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons), Vaisheshika (school of philosophy), Dhanurveda (science of warfare), Yoga (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: “adhvanyāḥ kila mūlagartamadhunāpyāpūrayantyaśrubhir vyākrośantyadhunā sabāndhavakulāḥ sāyaṃ muhūrtaṃ dvijāḥ”
adhvanyāḥ -
adhvanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mūl (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gartam -
garta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

garta (noun, neuter)

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

gartā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhunā -
adhunā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apyā -
apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

apyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pūrayantya -
√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √pṝ], [adverb from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūrayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pṝ], [nominative plural from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [vocative plural from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ], [accusative plural from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūrayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pṝ], [vocative single from √pṝ]

√pṝ (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
aśrubhir -
aśru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vyā -
vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
akrośan -
√kruś (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
tyad -
tyad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hunā -
hū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sabāndhava -
sabāndhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sabāndhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kulāḥ -
kula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sāyam -
sāyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāya (noun, neuter)

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

√sā -> sāya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sāya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]
muhūrtam -
muhūrta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

muhūrtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dvijāḥ -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dvijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “itthaṃ yāvadimāni bibhrati śucaṃ bhūtānyapi tvatkṛte tāvattvaṃ na gato'si pādapa ciraṃ kīrtyātmanā vartase”
ittham -
ittham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ittha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
imāni -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
bibhrati -
bibhrat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bibhrat (noun, neuter)

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

√bhṛ (verb class 3)

[present active third plural]
śucam -
śuca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śuca (noun, neuter)

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

śucā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śuc (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śuc (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√śuc (verb class 1)

[injunctive active first single]

√śuc (verb class 4)

[injunctive active first single]
bhūtānya -
bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tvatkṛte -
tvatkṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tvatkṛta (noun, neuter)

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

tvatkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

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

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gato' -
gat (noun, masculine)

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

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
pādapa -
pādapa (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kīrtyāt -
kīrtya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kīrtya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√kīrt -> kīrtya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]

√kīrt -> kīrtya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √kīrt class 10 verb]
manā* -
mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

manā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vartase -
√vṛt (verb class 1)

[present middle second 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 1169 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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