Sanskrit quote nr. 1434 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुकृतगण्डशैलमदमण्डितगण्डतट- भ्रमदलिमण्डलीनिविडगुङ्गुमघोषजुषः ।
दलयति हेलयैव हरिरुग्रकरान्करिण- स्त्रिजगति तेज एव गुरु नो विकृताकृतिता ॥

anukṛtagaṇḍaśailamadamaṇḍitagaṇḍataṭa- bhramadalimaṇḍalīniviḍaguṅgumaghoṣajuṣaḥ |
dalayati helayaiva harirugrakarānkariṇa- strijagati teja eva guru no vikṛtākṛtitā ||

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.

Anukrita (anukrta, anukṛta, अनुकृत): defined in 3 categories.
Gandashaila (gandasaila, gaṇḍaśaila, गण्डशैल): defined in 5 categories.
Ada (अद): defined in 9 categories.
Mandita (maṇḍita, मण्डित): defined in 11 categories.
Ta (ṭa, ट, tā, ता): defined in 11 categories.
Bhramat (भ्रमत्): defined in 6 categories.
Vida (viḍa, विड): defined in 9 categories.
Gungu (guṅgu, गुङ्गु): defined in 3 categories.
Aghosha (aghosa, aghoṣa, अघोष): defined in 9 categories.
Jusha (jusa, juṣa, जुष): defined in 2 categories.
Dala (दल): defined in 15 categories.
Yat (यत्): defined in 2 categories.
Yati (yatī, यती): defined in 18 categories.
Hela (helā, हेला): defined in 11 categories.
Hari (हरि): defined in 25 categories.
Ugraka (उग्रक): defined in 2 categories.
Ra (र): defined in 11 categories.
Rat (rāt, रात्): defined in 6 categories.
Karin (करिन्): defined in 16 categories.
Na (ṇa, ण): defined in 12 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Jagat (जगत्): defined in 9 categories.
Jagati (jagatī, जगती): defined in 16 categories.
Teja (तेज): defined in 11 categories.
Tejas (तेजस्): defined in 16 categories.
Eva (एव): defined in 6 categories.
Guru (गुरु): defined in 25 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Vikritakriti (vikrtakrti, vikṛtākṛti, विकृताकृति): defined in 1 categories.
Tan (तन्): defined in 8 categories.

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

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: “anukṛtagaṇḍaśailamadamaṇḍitagaṇḍataṭa- bhramadalimaṇḍalīniviḍaguṅgumaghoṣajuṣaḥ”
anukṛta -
anukṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anukṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaṇḍaśailam -
gaṇḍaśaila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ada -
ada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ada (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

maṇḍita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √maṇḍ]

√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √maṇḍ]

√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √maṇḍ]

√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √maṇḍ]
gaṇḍata -
√gaṇḍ (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhramad -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ali -
ali (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

alin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
maṇḍalīni -
maṇḍalin (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
viḍa -
viḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṅgum -
guṅgu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aghoṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
juṣaḥ -
juṣ (noun, masculine)

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

juṣ (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

juṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dalayati helayaiva harirugrakarānkariṇa- strijagati teja eva guru no vikṛtākṛtitā”
dala -
dala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
helayai -
helā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
harir -
hari (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

hari (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
rān -
ra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√rā -> rāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb]
kari -
kari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kari (noun, neuter)

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

kari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

karin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ṇa -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
stri -
strī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
teja* -
tejas (noun, neuter)

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

teja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

guru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
vikṛtākṛti -
vikṛtākṛti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vikṛtākṛti (noun, neuter)

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

vikṛtākṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (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 1434 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