Sanskrit quote nr. 1451 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुजगुरथ दिव्यं दुन्दुभिध्वानमाशाः सुरकुसुमनिपातैर्व्योम्नि लक्ष्मीर्वितेने ।
प्रियमिव कथयिष्यन्नालिलिङ्ग स्फुरन्तीं भुवमनिभृतवेलावीचिबाहुः पयोधिः ॥

anujaguratha divyaṃ dundubhidhvānamāśāḥ surakusumanipātairvyomni lakṣmīrvitene |
priyamiva kathayiṣyannāliliṅga sphurantīṃ bhuvamanibhṛtavelāvīcibāhuḥ payodhiḥ ||

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.

Anuja (अनुज): defined in 10 categories.
Gu (गु): defined in 6 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Divya (दिव्य): defined in 19 categories.
Dundubhi (dundubhī, दुन्दुभी): defined in 20 categories.
Dhvana (dhvāna, ध्वान): defined in 5 categories.
Asha (asa, āśā, आशा, āśa, आश): defined in 17 categories.
Ashas (asas, āśas, आशस्): defined in 1 categories.
Sura (सुर): defined in 24 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Nipata (nipāta, निपात): defined in 13 categories.
Vyoman (व्योमन्): defined in 13 categories.
Lakshmi (laksmi, lakṣmī, लक्ष्मी): defined in 20 categories.
Viti (विति): defined in 7 categories.
Ina (इन, inā, इना): defined in 9 categories.
Priyam (प्रियम्): defined in 1 categories.
Pri (prī, प्री): defined in 2 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Ali (āli, आलि, ālī, आली): defined in 16 categories.
Linga (liṅga, लिङ्ग): defined in 21 categories.
Sphuranti (sphurantī, स्फुरन्ती): defined in 1 categories.
Bhuva (भुव): defined in 4 categories.
Bhu (bhū, भू): defined in 16 categories.
Anibhrita (anibhrta, anibhṛta, अनिभृत): defined in 1 categories.
Bahu (bāhu, बाहु): defined in 22 categories.
Payodhi (पयोधि): defined in 4 categories.

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

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: “anujaguratha divyaṃ dundubhidhvānamāśāḥ surakusumanipātairvyomni lakṣmīrvitene”
anuja -
anuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anuja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gur -
gu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[injunctive active third plural]

√gā (verb class 3)

[injunctive active third plural]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
divyam -
divya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

divya (noun, neuter)

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

divyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dundubhi -
dundubhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

dundubhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dhvānam -
dhvāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āśāḥ -
āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

āśas (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

āśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sura -
sura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sur (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kusuma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nipātair -
nipāta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
lakṣmīr -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
vite -
viti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ine -
ina (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

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

inā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “priyamiva kathayiṣyannāliliṅga sphurantīṃ bhuvamanibhṛtavelāvīcibāhuḥ payodhiḥ”
priyam -
priyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

priya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

priya (noun, neuter)

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

priyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

prī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kathayiṣyann -
√kath -> kathayiṣyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]
āli -
āli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āli (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āli (noun, neuter)

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

ālī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ālin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
liṅga -
liṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√liṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sphurantīm -
√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
bhuvam -
bhuva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhuva (noun, neuter)

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

bhū (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anibhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
bāhuḥ -
bāhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
payodhiḥ -
payodhi (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 1451 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