Sanskrit quote nr. 1509 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)

Sanskrit text:

अनुवनमनुयान्तं बाष्पवारि त्यजन्तं मुदितकमलदामक्षाममालोक्य रामम् ।
दिनमपि रविरोचिस्तापमन्तः प्रपेदे रजनिरपि च ताराबाष्पबिन्दून् बभार ॥

anuvanamanuyāntaṃ bāṣpavāri tyajantaṃ muditakamaladāmakṣāmamālokya rāmam |
dinamapi ravirocistāpamantaḥ prapede rajanirapi ca tārābāṣpabindūn babhāra ||

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.

Anuvanam (अनुवनम्): defined in 1 categories.
Anuya (anuyā, अनुया): defined in 2 categories.
Antam (अन्तम्): defined in 4 categories.
Anta (अन्त): defined in 16 categories.
Bashpa (baspa, bāṣpa, बाष्प): defined in 7 categories.
Var (vār, वार्): defined in 6 categories.
Vari (vāri, वारि, vārī, वारी): defined in 18 categories.
Mudita (मुदित): defined in 18 categories.
Kamala (कमल): defined in 22 categories.
Dama (dāma, दाम): defined in 14 categories.
Daman (dāman, दामन्): defined in 6 categories.
Kshama (ksama, kṣāma, क्षाम): defined in 14 categories.
Alokya (ālokya, आलोक्य): defined in 2 categories.
Rama (rāma, राम): defined in 25 categories.
Dina (दिन): defined in 16 categories.
Api (अपि): defined in 4 categories.
Ap (अप्): defined in 9 categories.
Roci (रोचि): defined in 3 categories.
Rocis (रोचिस्): defined in 3 categories.
Tapa (tāpa, ताप): defined in 13 categories.
Prapa (prapā, प्रपा): defined in 7 categories.
Rajani (रजनि): defined in 13 categories.
Ca (च): defined in 9 categories.
Tara (tārā, तारा): defined in 26 categories.
Bashpabindu (baspabindu, bāṣpabindu, बाष्पबिन्दु): defined in 1 categories.

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

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: “anuvanamanuyāntaṃ bāṣpavāri tyajantaṃ muditakamaladāmakṣāmamālokya rāmam”
anuvanam -
anuvanam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anuyā -
anuyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
antam -
antam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

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

antā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bāṣpa -
bāṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāri -
vāri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāri (noun, neuter)

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

vārī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vār (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tyajantam -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
mudita -
mudita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mudita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mud class 1 verb]

√mud -> mudita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mud class 10 verb]

√mud -> mudita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mud class 10 verb]
kamala -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāma -
dāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dāman (noun, neuter)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
kṣāmam -
kṣāman (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

kṣāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣāma (noun, neuter)

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

kṣāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ālokya -
ālokya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rāmam -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

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

rāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dinamapi ravirocistāpamantaḥ prapede rajanirapi ca tārābāṣpabindūn babhāra”
dinam -
dina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dina (noun, neuter)

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

dinā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ravi -
ravi (noun, masculine)

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

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

roci (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tāpam -
tāpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prape -
prapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ide -
rajanir -
rajani (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tārā -
tārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bāṣpabindūn -
bāṣpabindu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
babhāra -
√bhṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√bhṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√bhṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√bhṝ (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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 1509 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