Sanskrit quote nr. 1358 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनास्था वस्तूनामभिमतगुणानामुपहृतौ घनो गर्वस्तन्व्या रुषि च विहिताडम्बरविधिः ।
प्रहारः पादाभ्यां यमनमपि काञ्च्या चरणयोः प्रियाया विब्बोकं तदिदमिति धन्योऽनुभवति ॥

anāsthā vastūnāmabhimataguṇānāmupahṛtau ghano garvastanvyā ruṣi ca vihitāḍambaravidhiḥ |
prahāraḥ pādābhyāṃ yamanamapi kāñcyā caraṇayoḥ priyāyā vibbokaṃ tadidamiti dhanyo'nubhavati ||

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.

Anastha (anāstha, अनास्थ, anāsthā, अनास्था): defined in 4 categories.
Vastu (वस्तु): defined in 19 categories.
Abhimata (अभिमत): defined in 6 categories.
Guna (guṇa, गुण, guṇā, गुणा): defined in 26 categories.
Upahrita (upahrta, upahṛta, उपहृत): defined in 4 categories.
Ghana (घन): defined in 21 categories.
Garva (गर्व): defined in 9 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Rush (rus, ruṣ, रुष्): defined in 4 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 8 categories.
Vihita (विहित, vihitā, विहिता): defined in 9 categories.
Adambara (āḍambara, आडम्बर): defined in 7 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Prahara (prahāra, प्रहार): defined in 14 categories.
Pada (pāda, पाद): defined in 28 categories.
Yamana (यमन): defined in 3 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Kanci (kāñci, काञ्चि, kāñcī, काञ्ची): defined in 17 categories.
Kancya (kāñcyā, काञ्च्या): defined in 1 categories.
Carana (caraṇa, चरण): defined in 24 categories.
Priya (priyā, प्रिया): defined in 11 categories.
Vip (विप्): defined in 1 categories.
Ka (क): defined in 15 categories.
Tad (तद्): defined in 4 categories.
Tat (तत्): defined in 6 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Dhanya (धन्य): defined in 13 categories.
Anubha (अनुभ): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “anāsthā vastūnāmabhimataguṇānāmupahṛtau ghano garvastanvyā ruṣi ca vihitāḍambaravidhiḥ”
anāsthā* -
anāstha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anāsthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vastūnām -
vastu (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

vastu (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
abhimata -
abhimata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhimata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇānām -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
upahṛtau -
upahṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ghano* -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
garvas -
garva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tanvyā* -
tanvī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ruṣi -
ruṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vihitā -
vihita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vihita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vihitā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vidhiḥ -
vidhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prahāraḥ pādābhyāṃ yamanamapi kāñcyā caraṇayoḥ priyāyā vibbokaṃ tadidamiti dhanyo'nubhavati”
prahāraḥ -
prahāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pādābhyām -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
yamanam -
yamana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yamana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kāñcyā -
kāñci (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kāñcī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√kāñc -> kāñcyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kāñc class 1 verb]
caraṇayoḥ -
caraṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

caraṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
priyāyā* -
priyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vib -
vip (noun, feminine)

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

vip (noun, masculine)

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

vip (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bo -
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dhanyo' -
dhanya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anubha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vati -
vati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

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 1358 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