Sanskrit quote nr. 1459 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुदिनमतितीव्रं रोदिषीति त्वमुच्चैः सखि किल कुरुषे त्वं वाच्यतां मे मुधैव ।
हृदयमिदमनङ्गाङ्गारसङ्गाद्विलीय प्रसरति बहिरम्भः सुस्थिते नैतदश्रु ॥

anudinamatitīvraṃ rodiṣīti tvamuccaiḥ sakhi kila kuruṣe tvaṃ vācyatāṃ me mudhaiva |
hṛdayamidamanaṅgāṅgārasaṅgādvilīya prasarati bahirambhaḥ susthite naitadaśru ||

Index

  1. Introduction
  2. Glossary of terms
  3. Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
  4. About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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.

Anudinam (अनुदिनम्): defined in 2 categories.
Atitivra (atitīvra, अतितीव्र): defined in 1 categories.
Iti (इति): defined in 6 categories.
Tva (त्व): defined in 3 categories.
Yushmad (yusmad, yuṣmad, युष्मद्): defined in 3 categories.
Uccaih (uccaiḥ, उच्चैः): defined in 2 categories.
Ucca (उच्च): defined in 14 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Vacyata (vācyatā, वाच्यता): defined in 2 categories.
Ma (म, mā, मा): defined in 10 categories.
Asmad (अस्मद्): defined in 2 categories.
Mudha (mudhā, मुधा): defined in 15 categories.
Hridaya (hrdaya, hṛdaya, हृदय): defined in 16 categories.
Idam (इदम्): defined in 3 categories.
Ananga (anaṅga, अनङ्ग, anaṅgā, अनङ्गा): defined in 9 categories.
Angara (aṅgāra, अङ्गार): defined in 14 categories.
Sanga (saṅga, सङ्ग): defined in 17 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Rati (ratī, रती): defined in 24 categories.
Ambhas (अम्भस्): defined in 7 categories.
Susthita (सुस्थित, susthitā, सुस्थिता): defined in 5 categories.
Susthiti (सुस्थिति): defined in 3 categories.
Na (न, nā, ना): defined in 12 categories.
Nri (nr, nṛ, नृ): defined in 6 categories.
Etad (एतद्): defined in 2 categories.
Ashru (asru, aśru, अश्रु): defined in 11 categories.

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

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: “anudinamatitīvraṃ rodiṣīti tvamuccaiḥ sakhi kila kuruṣe tvaṃ vācyatāṃ me mudhaiva
  • anudinam -
  • anudinam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • atitīvram -
  • atitīvra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atitīvra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atitīvrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rodiṣī -
  • rud (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • uccaiḥ -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sakhi -
  • sakhi (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuruṣe -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vācyatām -
  • vācyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vac (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mudhai -
  • mudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “hṛdayamidamanaṅgāṅgārasaṅgādvilīya prasarati bahirambhaḥ susthite naitadaśru
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anaṅgā -
  • anaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aṅgāra -
  • aṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgād -
  • saṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • līya -
  • -> līya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> līya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> līya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • prasa -
  • pras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rati -
  • rati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bahir -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ambhaḥ -
  • ambhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • susthite -
  • susthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    susthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    susthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    susthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • nai -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśru -
  • aśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha

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 1459 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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