Sanskrit quote nr. 1193 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनङ्गरसचातुरीचपलचारुचेलाञ्चलश् चलन्मकरकुण्डलस्फुरितकान्तिगण्डस्थलः ।
व्रजोल्लसितनागरीनिकररासलास्योत्सुकः स मे सपदि मानसे स्फुरतु कोऽपि गोपालकः ॥

anaṅgarasacāturīcapalacārucelāñcalaś calanmakarakuṇḍalasphuritakāntigaṇḍasthalaḥ |
vrajollasitanāgarīnikararāsalāsyotsukaḥ sa me sapadi mānase sphuratu ko'pi gopālakaḥ ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग): defined in 9 categories.
Rasa (रस, rāsa, रास): defined in 29 categories.
Caturi (cāturī, चातुरी): defined in 4 categories.
Capala (चपल): defined in 17 categories.
Caru (cāru, चारु): defined in 15 categories.
Cela (चेल): defined in 10 categories.
Vraja (व्रज): defined in 8 categories.
Ullasita (उल्लसित): defined in 6 categories.
Nagari (nāgarī, नागरी): defined in 11 categories.
Nikara (निकर): defined in 11 categories.
Lasya (lāsya, लास्य, lāsyā, लास्या): defined in 6 categories.
Utsuka (उत्सुक): defined in 7 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sapadi (सपदि): defined in 4 categories.
Manasa (mānasa, मानस): defined in 14 categories.
Ku (कु): defined in 11 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Gopalaka (gopālaka, गोपालक): defined in 6 categories.

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

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: “anaṅgarasacāturīcapalacārucelāñcalaś calanmakarakuṇḍalasphuritakāntigaṇḍasthalaḥ
  • anaṅga -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāturī -
  • cāturī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • capala -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    capala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • celā -
  • cela (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cela (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    cel (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • añcalaś -
  • Cannot analyse calanmakarakuṇḍalasphuritakāntigaṇḍasthalaḥ
  • Line 2: “vrajollasitanāgarīnikararāsalāsyotsukaḥ sa me sapadi mānase sphuratu ko'pi gopālakaḥ
  • vrajo -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ullasita -
  • ullasita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ullasita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgarī -
  • nāgarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nikara -
  • nikara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāsa -
  • rāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rās (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lāsyo -
  • lāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √las]
    las -> lāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √las]
    lāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    las -> lāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las]
    las -> lāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las]
    las -> lāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [nominative single from √las]
  • utsukaḥ -
  • utsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sapadi -
  • sapadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mānase -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • sphuratu -
  • sphur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third single]
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gopālakaḥ -
  • gopālaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1193 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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