Sanskrit quote nr. 1235 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनभिलषतः श्रीलीलाब्जे परागविलेपनं त्रिदशकरिणः पातुं दानप्रवाहमवाञ्छतः ।
त्रिदशसुमनोगन्धासक्तिं विमुक्तवतः सखे बत खलु शिवा संतुष्टस्य द्विरेफ तव स्थितिः ॥

anabhilaṣataḥ śrīlīlābje parāgavilepanaṃ tridaśakariṇaḥ pātuṃ dānapravāhamavāñchataḥ |
tridaśasumanogandhāsaktiṃ vimuktavataḥ sakhe bata khalu śivā saṃtuṣṭasya dvirepha tava sthitiḥ ||

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.

Ana (अन): defined in 12 categories.
Bha (bhā, भा): defined in 14 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Lilabja (līlābja, लीलाब्ज): defined in 1 categories.
Paraga (parāga, पराग): defined in 12 categories.
Vilepana (विलेपन): defined in 7 categories.
Tridasha (tridasa, tridaśa, त्रिदश): defined in 8 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Patu (pātu, पातु): defined in 14 categories.
Dana (dāna, दान): defined in 23 categories.
Prava (प्रव, pravā, प्रवा): defined in 2 categories.
Aha (अह): defined in 16 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Sumana (सुमन): defined in 17 categories.
Gandha (गन्ध, gandhā, गन्धा): defined in 25 categories.
Vimukta (विमुक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Vata (वत): defined in 21 categories.
Bata (बत): defined in 5 categories.
Khalu (खलु): defined in 6 categories.
Shiva (siva, śivā, शिवा): defined in 25 categories.
Dvirepha (द्विरेफ): defined in 5 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Sthiti (स्थिति): defined in 20 categories.

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

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: “anabhilaṣataḥ śrīlīlābje parāgavilepanaṃ tridaśakariṇaḥ pātuṃ dānapravāhamavāñchataḥ”
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhi -
bhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
laṣataḥ -
√laṣ -> laṣat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √laṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √laṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √laṣ class 1 verb]

√laṣ -> laṣat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √laṣ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √laṣ class 1 verb]

√laṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
līlābje -
līlābja (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
parāga -
parāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilepanam -
vilepana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tridaśa -
tridaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tridaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kariṇaḥ -
kari (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

karin (noun, masculine)

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

karin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pātum -
√pā -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pā]

√pā -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pā]

√pā -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pā]

√pai -> pātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √pai]

pātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
dāna -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dān (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pravā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
avāñchat -
√vāñch (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “tridaśasumanogandhāsaktiṃ vimuktavataḥ sakhe bata khalu śivā saṃtuṣṭasya dvirepha tava sthitiḥ”
tridaśa -
tridaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tridaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sumano -
sumanas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sumanas (noun, neuter)

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

sumana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gandhā -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asaktim -
asakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vimukta -
vimukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vimukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vataḥ -
vata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√van -> vata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √van class 1 verb], [nominative single from √van class 8 verb]
sakhe -
sakha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sakhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bata -
bata (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable]
śivā -
śivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
santuṣṭasya -
santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

santuṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
sthitiḥ -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[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 1235 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