Sanskrit quote nr. 1383 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनिद्रो दुःस्वप्नः प्रपतनमनद्रि द्रुमतटं जराहीनः कम्पस्तिमिररहितस्त्राससमयः ।
अनाघातं दुःखं विगतनिगडो बन्धनविधिः सजीवं जन्तूनां मरणमवनीशाश्रयरसः ॥

anidro duḥsvapnaḥ prapatanamanadri drumataṭaṃ jarāhīnaḥ kampastimirarahitastrāsasamayaḥ |
anāghātaṃ duḥkhaṃ vigatanigaḍo bandhanavidhiḥ sajīvaṃ jantūnāṃ maraṇamavanīśāśrayarasaḥ ||

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.

Anidra (अनिद्र): defined in 5 categories.
Duhsvapna (duḥsvapna, दुःस्वप्न): defined in 7 categories.
Prapatana (प्रपतन): defined in 2 categories.
Nat (नत्): defined in 4 categories.
Drumat (द्रुमत्): defined in 1 categories.
Jara (जर, jarā, जरा): defined in 17 categories.
Ahina (ahīna, अहीन): defined in 6 categories.
Kampa (कम्प): defined in 17 categories.
Timira (तिमिर): defined in 16 categories.
Rahita (रहित): defined in 12 categories.
Trasa (trāsa, त्रास): defined in 14 categories.
Samaya (समय): defined in 18 categories.
Ana (anā, अना): defined in 12 categories.
Aghata (aghāta, अघात): defined in 10 categories.
Duhkham (duḥkham, दुःखम्): defined in 1 categories.
Duhkha (duḥkha, दुःख): defined in 17 categories.
Vigata (विगत): defined in 9 categories.
Nigada (nigaḍa, निगड): defined in 9 categories.
Bandhana (बन्धन): defined in 19 categories.
Vidhi (विधि): defined in 15 categories.
Sajiva (sajīva, सजीव): defined in 6 categories.
Jantu (जन्तु): defined in 15 categories.
Marana (maraṇa, मरण): defined in 23 categories.
Avanisha (avanisa, avanīśa, अवनीश): defined in 3 categories.
Ashraya (asraya, āśraya, आश्रय): defined in 12 categories.
Rasa (रस): defined in 29 categories.

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

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: “anidro duḥsvapnaḥ prapatanamanadri drumataṭaṃ jarāhīnaḥ kampastimirarahitastrāsasamayaḥ”
anidro* -
anidra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
duḥsvapnaḥ -
duḥsvapna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prapatanam -
prapatana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nad -
nat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

nat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
drumat -
drumat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

drumat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
aṭam -
aṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jarā -
jara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
kampas -
kampa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

timira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rahitas -
rahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb]
trāsa -
trāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
samayaḥ -
samaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “anāghātaṃ duḥkhaṃ vigatanigaḍo bandhanavidhiḥ sajīvaṃ jantūnāṃ maraṇamavanīśāśrayarasaḥ”
anā -
anā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aghātam -
aghāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vigata -
vigata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vigata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nigaḍo* -
nigaḍa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

vidhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sajīvam -
sajīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sajīva (noun, neuter)

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

sajīvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jantūnām -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

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

[compound], [vocative single]

āśraya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasaḥ -
rasa (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 1383 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