Sanskrit quote nr. 1468 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुनयमगृहीत्वा व्याजसुप्ता पराची रुतमथ कृकवाकोस्तारमाकर्ण्य कल्ये ।
कथमपि परिवृत्ता निद्रयान्धा किल स्त्री मुकुलितनयनैवाश्लिष्यति प्राणनाथम् ॥

anunayamagṛhītvā vyājasuptā parācī rutamatha kṛkavākostāramākarṇya kalye |
kathamapi parivṛttā nidrayāndhā kila strī mukulitanayanaivāśliṣyati prāṇanātham ||

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.

Anunayam (अनुनयम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anunaya (अनुनय): defined in 10 categories.
Grihitva (grhitva, gṛhītvā, गृहीत्वा): defined in 6 categories.
Vyajasupta (vyājasuptā, व्याजसुप्ता): defined in 1 categories.
Paraci (parācī, पराची): defined in 1 categories.
Ruta (रुत): defined in 4 categories.
Atha (अथ): defined in 7 categories.
Krikavaku (krkavaku, kṛkavāku, कृकवाकु): defined in 6 categories.
Tara (tāra, तार): defined in 26 categories.
Kalye (कल्ये): defined in 1 categories.
Kalya (कल्य, kalyā, कल्या): defined in 8 categories.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Parivritta (parivrtta, parivṛtta, परिवृत्त, parivṛttā, परिवृत्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Nidra (nidrā, निद्रा): defined in 14 categories.
Andha (andhā, अन्धा): defined in 10 categories.
Kila (किल): defined in 16 categories.
Stri (strī, स्त्री): defined in 20 categories.
Mukulitanayana (मुकुलितनयन, mukulitanayanā, मुकुलितनयना): defined in 1 categories.
Shlishyat (slisyat, śliṣyat, श्लिष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Prananatha (prāṇanātha, प्राणनाथ): defined in 6 categories.

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

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: “anunayamagṛhītvā vyājasuptā parācī rutamatha kṛkavākostāramākarṇya kalye”
anunayam -
anunayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anunaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anunaya (noun, neuter)

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

anunayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
vyājasuptā -
vyājasuptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parācī -
parācī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
rutam -
ruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ruta (noun, neuter)

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

rutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]

√ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]

√ru (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṛkavākos -
kṛkavāku (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛkavāku (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tāram -
tāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tāra (noun, neuter)

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

tārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ākarṇya -
kalye -
kalye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kalya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kalya (noun, neuter)

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

kalyā (noun, feminine)

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

√kal -> kalya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal -> kalya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [locative single from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal -> kalyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative single from √kal class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √kal class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √kal class 10 verb]

√kal (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√kal (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]
Line 2: “kathamapi parivṛttā nidrayāndhā kila strī mukulitanayanaivāśliṣyati prāṇanātham”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
parivṛttā* -
parivṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parivṛttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nidrayā -
nidrā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
andhā -
andhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
strī -
strī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
mukulitanayanai -
mukulitanayana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mukulitanayana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mukulitanayanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivā -
śliṣyati -
√śliṣ -> śliṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]

√śliṣ -> śliṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]

√śliṣ (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
prāṇanātham -
prāṇanātha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative 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 1468 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