Sanskrit quote nr. 1345 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनार्यमप्याचरितं कुमार्या भवान् मम क्षाम्यतु सौम्य तावत् ।
हंसोऽपि देवांशतयासि वन्द्यः श्रीवत्सलक्ष्मेव हि मत्स्यमूर्तिः ॥

anāryamapyācaritaṃ kumāryā bhavān mama kṣāmyatu saumya tāvat |
haṃso'pi devāṃśatayāsi vandyaḥ śrīvatsalakṣmeva hi matsyamūrtiḥ ||

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.

Anarya (anārya, अनार्य): defined in 7 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Apya (अप्य, apyā, अप्या): defined in 8 categories.
Acarita (ācarita, आचरित): defined in 4 categories.
Kumari (kumārī, कुमारी): defined in 17 categories.
Bhava (भव): defined in 31 categories.
Bhavant (भवन्त्): defined in 2 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Kshamya (ksamya, kṣāmya, क्षाम्य): defined in 3 categories.
Tu (तु): defined in 6 categories.
Saumya (सौम्य): defined in 22 categories.
Tavat (tāvat, तावत्): defined in 2 categories.
Hamsa (haṃsa, हंस): defined in 26 categories.
Devamsha (devamsa, devāṃśa, देवांश): defined in 1 categories.
Ta (tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Taya (तय): defined in 7 categories.
Asi (asī, असी): defined in 16 categories.
Vandya (वन्द्य): defined in 5 categories.
Shrivatsalakshman (srivatsalaksman, śrīvatsalakṣman, श्रीवत्सलक्ष्मन्): defined in 1 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Hi (हि): defined in 7 categories.
Matsin (मत्सिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Matsya (मत्स्य): defined in 19 categories.
Amurti (amūrti, अमूर्ति): defined in 2 categories.

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

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: “anāryamapyācaritaṃ kumāryā bhavān mama kṣāmyatu saumya tāvat”
anāryam -
anārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anārya (noun, neuter)

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

anāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apyā -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ācaritam -
ācarita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ācarita (noun, neuter)

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

ācaritā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kumāryā* -
kumārī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
kṣāmya -
kṣāmya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣāmya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kṣam]

√kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kṣam]

√kṣam -> kṣāmya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣam]

√kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣam]

√kṣam -> kṣāmya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṣam]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saumya -
saumya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saumya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “haṃso'pi devāṃśatayāsi vandyaḥ śrīvatsalakṣmeva hi matsyamūrtiḥ”
haṃso' -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tayā -
taya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√tay (verb class 1)

[imperative active second 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]
vandyaḥ -
vandya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vand -> vandya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb]
śrīvatsalakṣme -
śrīvatsalakṣman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
matsya -
matsin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

matsin (noun, neuter)

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

matsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
amūrtiḥ -
amūrti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

amūrti (noun, masculine)

[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 1345 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