Sanskrit quote nr. 1485 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुमतमिवानेतुं जोषं तमीतमसां कुलं दिशि दिशि दृशो विन्यस्यन्त्यः श्रियाङ्कुरिताञ्जनाः ।
मदनहुतभुग्धूमच्छायैः पटैरसितैर्वृताः प्रययुररसद्भूषैरङ्गैः प्रियानभिसारिकाः ॥

anumatamivānetuṃ joṣaṃ tamītamasāṃ kulaṃ diśi diśi dṛśo vinyasyantyaḥ śriyāṅkuritāñjanāḥ |
madanahutabhugdhūmacchāyaiḥ paṭairasitairvṛtāḥ prayayurarasadbhūṣairaṅgaiḥ priyānabhisārikāḥ ||

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.

Anumata (अनुमत): defined in 8 categories.
Iva (इव): defined in 4 categories.
Josham (josam, joṣam, जोषम्): defined in 1 categories.
Josha (josa, joṣa, जोष): defined in 4 categories.
Tami (तमि, tamī, तमी): defined in 3 categories.
Tamin (तमिन्): defined in 1 categories.
Tamas (तमस्): defined in 16 categories.
Tamasa (tamasā, तमसा): defined in 11 categories.
Kula (कुल): defined in 22 categories.
Dish (dis, diś, दिश्): defined in 8 categories.
Drisha (drsa, dṛśa, दृश): defined in 3 categories.
Drish (drs, dṛś, दृश्): defined in 4 categories.
Vi (वि, vī, वी): defined in 8 categories.
Shri (sri, śrī, श्री): defined in 21 categories.
Shriya (sriya, śriyā, श्रिया): defined in 5 categories.
Ankurita (aṅkurita, अङ्कुरित): defined in 3 categories.
Jana (जन, janā, जना): defined in 14 categories.
Madana (मदन): defined in 17 categories.
Hutabhuj (हुतभुज्): defined in 3 categories.
Dhu (धु): defined in 3 categories.
Maccha (मच्छ): defined in 8 categories.
Pata (paṭa, पट): defined in 19 categories.
Asita (असित): defined in 15 categories.
Vrita (vrta, vṛta, वृत, vṛtā, वृता): defined in 4 categories.
Pra (प्र): defined in 6 categories.
Yayu (ययु): defined in 4 categories.
Eranga (eraṅga, एरङ्ग): defined in 1 categories.
Priya (प्रिय): defined in 11 categories.
Abhisarika (abhisārikā, अभिसारिका): defined in 6 categories.

Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Arthashastra (politics and welfare), Ayurveda (science of life), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Prakrit, Hinduism, Jainism, Purana (epic history), Mimamsa (school of philosophy), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Samkhya (school of philosophy), Nyaya (school of philosophy), Biology (plants and animals), Nepali, Shilpashastra (iconography), Yoga (school of philosophy), India history, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology), Tamil, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Vastushastra (architecture), Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Kavya (poetry), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Jain 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: “anumatamivānetuṃ joṣaṃ tamītamasāṃ kulaṃ diśi diśi dṛśo vinyasyantyaḥ śriyāṅkuritāñjanāḥ”
anumatam -
anumata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anumata (noun, neuter)

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

anumatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ān -
a (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
etum -
√i -> etum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √i]
joṣam -
joṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

joṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

joṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tamī -
tamī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tami (noun, feminine)

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

tamin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tamasām -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tamasā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kulam -
kula (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kula (noun, neuter)

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

kulā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
diśi -
diś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
dṛśo* -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
vinya -
vi (noun, neuter)

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

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vini (Preverb)

[Preverb]
asyantya -
√as (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śriyā -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅkuritāñ -
aṅkurita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
janāḥ -
jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

janā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “madanahutabhugdhūmacchāyaiḥ paṭairasitairvṛtāḥ prayayurarasadbhūṣairaṅgaiḥ priyānabhisārikāḥ”
madana -
madana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

madana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hutabhug -
hutabhuj (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
dhū -
dhū (noun, feminine)

[compound]

dhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
macchāyai -
maccha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
aiḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
paṭair -
paṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

paṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
asitair -
asita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

asita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vṛtāḥ -
vṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛ class 9 verb]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
yayur -
yayu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
arasad -
√ras (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
bhūṣai -
bhūṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhūṣ (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental plural]
priyān -
priya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
abhisārikāḥ -
abhisārikā (noun, feminine)

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

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 1485 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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