Sanskrit quote nr. 1298 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनाकाशे चन्द्रः सरसिजदलद्वन्द्वसहितो गृहीतः पश्चार्धे कुटिलकुटिलैः सोऽपि तिमिरैः ।
सुधां मुञ्चत्युच्चैरनिशमथ संमोहजननीं किमुत्पातालीयं वदत जगतः कर्तुमुदिता ॥

anākāśe candraḥ sarasijadaladvandvasahito gṛhītaḥ paścārdhe kuṭilakuṭilaiḥ so'pi timiraiḥ |
sudhāṃ muñcatyuccairaniśamatha saṃmohajananīṃ kimutpātālīyaṃ vadata jagataḥ kartumuditā ||

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.

Anakasha (anakasa, anākāśa, अनाकाश, anākāśā, अनाकाशा): defined in 2 categories.
Candra (चन्द्र): defined in 23 categories.
Sarasija (सरसिज): defined in 4 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Dvandva (द्वन्द्व): defined in 10 categories.
Sahitri (sahitr, sahitṛ, सहितृ): defined in 1 categories.
Sahita (सहित): defined in 8 categories.
Grihitri (grhitr, gṛhītṛ, गृहीतृ): defined in 2 categories.
Grihita (grhita, gṛhīta, गृहीत): defined in 12 categories.
Pashcardha (pascardha, paścārdha, पश्चार्ध): defined in 2 categories.
Kutila (kuṭila, कुटिल): defined in 15 categories.
Sah (saḥ, सः): defined in 4 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Sudha (sudhā, सुधा): defined in 18 categories.
Muncat (muñcat, मुञ्चत्): defined in 1 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Anisham (anisam, aniśam, अनिशम्): defined in 2 categories.
Anisha (anisa, aniśa, अनिश): defined in 8 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Moha (मोह): defined in 22 categories.
Janani (jananī, जननी): defined in 12 categories.
Kim (किम्): defined in 4 categories.
Utpata (utpāta, उत्पात): defined in 13 categories.
Ali (अलि): defined in 16 categories.
Alin (अलिन्): defined in 3 categories.
Iyam (इयम्): defined in 3 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Kartu (कर्तु): defined in 2 categories.
Udita (uditā, उदिता): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “anākāśe candraḥ sarasijadaladvandvasahito gṛhītaḥ paścārdhe kuṭilakuṭilaiḥ so'pi timiraiḥ”
anākāśe -
anākāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anākāśa (noun, neuter)

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

anākāśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
candraḥ -
candra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sarasija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dala -
dala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahito* -
sahitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]
gṛhītaḥ -
gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

gṛhīta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
paścārdhe -
paścārdha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kuṭila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kuṭilaiḥ -
kuṭila (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kuṭila (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
timiraiḥ -
timira (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

timira (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “sudhāṃ muñcatyuccairaniśamatha saṃmohajananīṃ kimutpātālīyaṃ vadata jagataḥ kartumuditā”
sudhām -
sudhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
muñcatyu -
√muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]

√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muñc class 1 verb], [locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]

√muc (verb class 6)

[present active third single]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
uccair -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
aniśam -
aniśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aniśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniśa (noun, neuter)

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

aniśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
jananīm -
jananī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
utpātā -
utpāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
alī -
ali (noun, masculine)

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

alin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vadata -
√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
jagataḥ -
jagat (noun, masculine)

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

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
uditā -
uditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]

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 1298 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